PUT OVER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

put over

verb

as in to postpone

to assign to a later time as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year

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Recent Examples of put over Solari Capital put over $100 million into the company, AJ said, declining to name a specific number. —

Ben Weiss, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025 Packaging Corporation of America is closing a Charlotte-area manufacturing plant, putting over 100 out of work by the end of the year. —

Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025 The federal government shut down Wednesday after funding laws expired, putting over 750,000 federal employees on furlough and leaving others working without pay. —

Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025 At 48 years old, the veteran has been used to put over the next generation of superstars. —

Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put over

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On March 1 of this year, the Qatari soccer federation postponed all matches during the ongoing war between Israel and Iran while other sporting events in the region were also affected.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
He had been forced to postpone his own acting ambitions when he was drafted into the Vietnam War, serving 11 months with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade in Tây Ninh.

— Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 13 June 2026