put in (for)

as in to request
to give a request or demand for several employees have already put in for vacation time during the last week of December

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Verb
  • Another business owner requested simplifying licensing processes and making renewals easier.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Before the crash, air traffic control audio captures the pilots requesting an altitude range — known as a block altitude — to maneuver the airplane.
    Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mayor Chris Carney said the town received two drones for the price of one because Mooresville was among the first communities in the country to order the new technology.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In September, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy cited the pursuit of innovation, collaboration and connection in ending the company’s three-days-in the-office hybrid model and ordering employees — including those at the company’s Bay Area offices — back in five days a week.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Put in (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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