put over

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 In this encounter, Lynch came out on top, with Stratus acknowledging and putting over her former protege, Zoey Stark, in the aftermath. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024 The federal government put over $800 billion to help state governments navigate the pandemic. Carlos Waters, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024 When Cody tried to put over the gaudy Crown Jewel Championship, fans did not seem all that impressed with it. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Our only hope is for Bayley to put over the IC Champ at WrestleMania. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put over
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Verb
  • It will either get postponed, or prepare for the entire group not to make it out of the groupchat.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The sainthood ceremony of Carlo Acutis, a scheduled highlight of this Jubilee of Teenagers, was postponed.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • The execution was delayed from its anticipated time of 6 p.m. ET as the United States Supreme Court considered Hutchinson's final appeals.
    James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • The shoot was planned for 2022; however, the production was delayed due to financing amid the pandemic and later, guild strikes.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
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  • Companies like Resource Royalty LLC have made these investments more accessible, particularly for those utilizing 1031 exchanges to defer taxes and diversify their portfolios.
    Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The price tag of Black motherhood isn’t just about dollars and cents, but about dreams deferred and choices no one should have to make.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Those two things led Thurston to put off mentioning the lump to a doctor.
    Jenna Anderson, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Yes No If you are retried, has the volatility in stocks led you to put off major expenses or plans such as travel?
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20over. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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