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
Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Firefighters put out a blaze in a museum in Sevastopol, Crimea, on June 10 after it was hit by a Ukrainian drone.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Despite being about the size of my hand, the speaker puts out loud, crystal-clear sound with an impressive twelve-hour battery life.
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Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
Their entire knockout route would be set depending on this, so to put out a second-string team came as a surprise.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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The Grammy winner, 38, put out Bitch, her first record in four years, on June 5.
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Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Firefighters put out a blaze in a museum in Sevastopol, Crimea, on June 10 after it was hit by a Ukrainian drone.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Despite being about the size of my hand, the speaker puts out loud, crystal-clear sound with an impressive twelve-hour battery life.
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Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
Their entire knockout route would be set depending on this, so to put out a second-string team came as a surprise.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
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Hardin is more amused than annoyed, particularly given the origin of the FTD Burger.
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Still, Pochettino’s tone indicated he was still annoyed to have lost.
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That pushed back on foreign assertions that China lacks the ability to exert its authority over the waters, the account said in a post.
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El Niño shifts global weather patterns A naturally occurring climate cycle, El Niño is already exerting effects along the equator, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, during his June 17 WeatherWest podcast.
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After the first was extinguished, police searched the home and found no occupants inside.
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Helitack crews – like the one from Rifle County – often parachute into remote areas and help coordinate water drops to extinguish the flames.
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Damian used to get annoyed with his father's motivational chats about responsibility.
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Three hours before the parade is set to begin, paradegoers are already annoyed at the disorganization and slow-moving lines.
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Now the county is weighing greenlighting a nearly $80,000 event.
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The department’s definition laid out several criteria used to weigh if degrees count as professional programs.
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The agency recently published a draft of a new plan to address the safety of train crossings in Missouri.
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Afterpay data published last year in Fortune found that more than half of Gen Z consumers report an aversion to credit cards, with 63% switching to alternative payment methods as a result — making BNPL the de facto checkout tool for the generation Amazon most wants to own.
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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On Friday, a cloud of irritated bees swarmed the linden’s trunk about 20 feet up, where wind from strong storms the night before had snapped it.
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Wiener asked for amendments to the bill during the bill’s review and in the committee meeting, including that the lifetime ban only be applied to Tier 3 members.
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The ruling establishes the legal standard going forward and does not change the law that applied previously.
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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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