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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement put the time of the photograph at about noon

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as in to bet
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event deciding to go for broke, he put $1000 on a horse that had 20 to 1 odds

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Recent Examples of put All that effort has put more than 1.3 million asteroids in our catalogs, but astronomers expect Rubin to identify perhaps three times that many new objects—practically without trying. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025 July is the month to put all of this to the test and come out victorious just by facing life’s difficulties head on! Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025 But using a trade exception, which allows a team to acquire a player in a trade even if their salary would otherwise put the team over the salary cap or the team is already over the salary cap, hard caps teams at the first apron. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025 Haliburton put no weight on the leg and had his face wrapped in towels as he was taken to the Pacers’ locker room for evaluation. Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for put
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  • The region is situated in hilly terrain, receives a lot of Gulf moisture and remnant tropical systems, and climate change is, on average, boosting the intensity of rain falling from storms.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • The camp is situated right by the river in Kerr County, which was hit especially hard by Friday’s flash flood.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 July 2025
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  • The crash was reported shortly after 6:30 a.m. on June 28 at the intersection of West Taylor and Spring streets, San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
  • Kerrville city manager Dalton Rice said that in his city, at least 40 power lines are still down after the storms.
    Hannah Parry Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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  • Prosecutors, however, estimated the loss to businesses and homeowners at about $35 million.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • Forbes estimates Leener’s sponsorships for F1 have brought in at least $40 million, covering a significant part of a production budget that may be as high as $300 million.
    Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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  • In early 2025, the U.S. imposed new tariffs on Canadian lumber, pushing duties as high as 35%.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The state also referenced the heavy toll a monthslong trial could impose on the families as well as the possibility of lengthy appeals even if Kohberger were to be convicted and sentenced to death, according to the letter reviewed by ABC News.
    Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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  • The singer went backstage to adjust before finishing the rest of the show.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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  • The attacking midfielder might be sacrificed as a starter against Bayern but don’t bet against him making a decisive contribution at some stage.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • The bitcoin price has soared toward its all-time high of $112,000 per bitcoin, with traders betting a looming Federal Reserve flip will turbo-charge the crypto market.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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  • Former Boston Celtics co-owner Jim Pallotta just placed his nearly 20-acre estate on the market there for $38 million, positioning it to become the town’s most expensive sale to date.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
  • We were placed most at risk while dutifully taking on the labor necessary to keep this country operating.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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  • The Ace of Wands invites you to embrace this fresh, creative energy and start to express your true self more.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt both have dance backgrounds, and Affleck has long expressed her desire to appear on the ABC show.
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 1 July 2025

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“Put.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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