1
as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
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2
as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
put off your coat and stay awhile
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3
as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
she was put off by his blatantly sexist attitude
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Recent Examples of put off
Boston, meanwhile, put off announcing its plans until last month, as delays in federal and state funding caused organizing chaos for both the seven matches at Gillette Stadium and the festival.
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Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Research also shows that people tend to put off major durable goods purchases, such as automobiles, when oil prices rise sharply.
—Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Still, Maria put off ending the relationship for some time.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Funk and Vater say these tasks are worth putting off until the last threat of freezing temperatures has passed.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
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Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Research also shows that people tend to put off major durable goods purchases, such as automobiles, when oil prices rise sharply.
—Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Still, Maria put off ending the relationship for some time.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Funk and Vater say these tasks are worth putting off until the last threat of freezing temperatures has passed.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put off
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The judge had postponed her sentencing until after the trial, delaying it further until after Serafini was sentenced.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The union encouraged members to remove personal belongings from the workplace, schedule any medical, dental or vision appointments, refill prescriptions with 90-day supplies and postpone major purchases or financial obligations until an agreement is reached.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Order 1 dissolved the ruling Baath Party and removed all senior party members from their government positions, purging the administrative class that ran its ministries, hospitals and schools.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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The spokesperson said that Rodriguez Gutierrez chose to be removed with her children on March 5.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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She was made for a man who disgusted her, in a world that gave her no say in the matter.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Pelicot is disgusted by the question.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Democrats would also be allowed to bring up an indefinite number of amendments on any subject, forcing Republicans to take hard votes in an election year and delaying the process even more.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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The airframe is currently scheduled to remain in service until at least 2050, and upgrade programs are constantly being delayed.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by pretty much everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack crawled back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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Charlie, though, is trying to keep them out of a country that thoroughly repulses him.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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This is a great sign, seeing as Reflect Orbital's ultimate hope is to put over 50,000 satellites in Earth orbit by the year 2035.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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When the rudder is put over, the stern swings out first, so that if the vessel is in restricted waters, trying to avoid something ahead can result in hitting something behind.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2026
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In February, the agency said 27 people were sickened in an outbreak of an unknown gastrointestinal illness on board a luxury cruise ship, the Regent Seven Seas, which was sailing from Miami to Honolulu.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Over the course of the outbreak, more than 8,000 people were sickened and nearly 800 died in over 37 countries.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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But there have also been recent moments when Eklund has deferred a bit too often, opting for an extra pass when a shot on net would have been the better option.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Health policy experts say the federal government's actions to withhold and defer funding break with normal fraud-handling precedent.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Put off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20off. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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