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
His arraignment was initially set for Thursday but was put over to Friday morning, court records show.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
That’s well deserved for Gunther, who has now put over both Punk and Jey Uso over the past several months.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
There was still a lot of studio control over the publicity that was put over what the stars did and didn’t do in public.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
This year’s family-friendly event will put over 100 classic cars on display and provide live music from The Farmers as well as food and drink specials and a special vintage Chevy Suburban, which has beers on tap.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
That’s well deserved for Gunther, who has now put over both Punk and Jey Uso over the past several months.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
There was still a lot of studio control over the publicity that was put over what the stars did and didn’t do in public.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
This year’s family-friendly event will put over 100 classic cars on display and provide live music from The Farmers as well as food and drink specials and a special vintage Chevy Suburban, which has beers on tap.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put over
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Clarkson announced her Studio Sessions residency earlier this year but abruptly postponed the run’s first few shows hours before opening night, July 4.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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New grant opportunities and review panels are postponed or canceled, researchers at government laboratories stop collecting and analyzing data, and university projects reliant on federal funding are put at risk.—
Kenneth M. Evans,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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A day earlier, flights were delayed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, New Jersey’s Newark airport and Washington’s Reagan National Airport because of air traffic controller shortages.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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His discharge has been delayed due to his father’s detention.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fears of the dotcom bubble repeating can be deferred for now — even Powell suggested so.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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After a brief discussion to defer a vote for fear of litigation, the board moved forward with the vote that ended in a 4-4 tie.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rochelle, busy with the kids, classes and a reporter shadowing her daily life, put off a reply until a slower day.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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All of the backup plans that people are preparing to enact - borrowing, trying to visit food banks, putting off other bills - have their own costs and downstream effects.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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