as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation
he gets put out if anyone disturbs his dinner
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as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
put out the campfire before leaving
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as in to annoy
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
my father was put out by all the street noise outside our house
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as in to weigh
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
if it wouldn't put you out too much, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport?
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as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form
though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog
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Recent Examples of put out
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
In a statement put out by the board and its president, Jennifer Chrisler, the school said efforts to increase enrollment, refinance existing debt and bring in new revenue from land sales had fallen short.
—Leah Willingham, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Those two fires were put out quickly and damage was minimal, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
After Olympus Partners acquired Network Connex, the company put out a press release on April 14, which included a statement from Larocca.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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The fire has since been put out.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
In a statement put out by the board and its president, Jennifer Chrisler, the school said efforts to increase enrollment, refinance existing debt and bring in new revenue from land sales had fallen short.
—Leah Willingham, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Those two fires were put out quickly and damage was minimal, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
After Olympus Partners acquired Network Connex, the company put out a press release on April 14, which included a statement from Larocca.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
Adjective
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Still annoyed, weirdly offended, and slightly spiraling.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
6 Apr. 2026
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That would have been plenty, but a third section features Andrew Dismukes as an annoyed father refusing to listen to his 6-year-old son’s words.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Central to the case is how far a president can go to exert their influence over the Fed.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Vince still exerted autocratic control.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Similar to the first incident, the train was pulled into the rail yard, near the 500 block of Mission Road, where LAFD crews got to work extinguishing the flames.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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No direct hits are required; shock waves from a jet can ripple across hundreds of thousands of light-years to churn galactic gas into stars or to extinguish star formation entirely by expelling those gas reservoirs into intergalactic space.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Teams routinely get annoyed with media that spends time on this sort of thing, but there is no better sales tactic than drama.—
Mac Engel
April 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2026
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But now Lamar is doing press annoyed with me.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its path to passage has teetered all week in a familiar fight, as lawmakers weigh civil liberties concerns against intelligence officials' warnings about national security risks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Its path to passage has teetered all week in a familiar fight, as lawmakers weigh civil liberties concerns against intelligence officials’ warnings about national security risks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Last month, state-run newspaper Economic Daily published a commentary calling for an end to the food delivery price wars.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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More than a decade later, Silverman would remain irritated by this.—
Jennifer Armstrong,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Everybody’s just irritated with each other.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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As of now, Imam has no plans to create a think tank or a second campus, even though those had seemed like good ideas when applying for the grant.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Students apply for it in their junior year, and are tasked with randomly choosing a decade to design head-turning fashion.—
Chris Wragge,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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