put up

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as in to store
to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of put up Belarus state news agency Belta posted footage of Polish personnel stringing concertina wire and putting up barriers overnight. Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 But all of that also was punctured in the last Super Bowl, when the Chiefs fell behind 34-0 before putting up some late points to make the final margin appear far more respectable than the game was. Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 Its build combines ergonomic design with plenty of durability to fit business needs such as travel while also putting up impressive performance. PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025 The Wheeling Wildcats lost, but Kirk put up 20 points, leading a late game comeback. Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put up
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Verb
  • In the week since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, lawmakers as well as institutions of higher learning have announced plans to erect statues in the conservative commentator's memory.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Ultra-nationalists loyal to the regime have erected tents in a massive camp around the government buildings to protect the president from the demonstrators.
    Sara Stridsberg September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With vessels built today expected to operate for decades, how is Wärtsilä helping shipowners design and retrofit ships that can stay competitive and compliant through a fast-moving energy transition?
    Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • As a leader, putting your focus building a truly innovative organization can enable you to pull up and look at the equity landscape from a bigger picture lens.
    Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ivanhoe Mines—controlled by billionaire Robert Friedland—has agreed to sell C$690 million ($500 million) of its shares to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as the company seeks to expands its copper output amid rising demand for the metals needed for electric vehicles and data centers.
    Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Impact cost refers to the extent to which trade orders — buy or sell — can move stock prices.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The evening includes pre-dinner champagne, a six-person private dinner hosted by Tan and a private tour at Singapore's National Gallery, an art museum housed in two national monuments, according to Sotheby's.
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The stash houses that Robbie and his friend Cliff (Raul Castillo) are hitting happen to all belong to one biker gang, the Dark Hearts.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro – who was this week convicted of plotting to overturn his country’s 2022 election and sentenced to more than 27 years in jail – is far from being the first Latin American leader to run into legal trouble.
    Sofía Benavides, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Another restructure is being plotted, with a meeting scheduled next week to discuss plans.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Carbon credit monetization – Forward-looking companies are already earning credits by capturing and storing emissions, feeding into voluntary and compliance carbon markets.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Hospitals can store medical records, lab results, imaging scans, and real time feeds from bedside monitors in a single hub.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Among them were countless era-defining releases that are still among the best movies ever made—of any genre—from the haunting Rebecca to the gripping Rear Window, and the ravishing Vertigo to the hair-raising Psycho.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
  • There were times when raising kids, building careers, and paying bills felt overwhelming.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And, like the brand’s other hot tools, the Wave was constructed with sensors that help ensure your hair is consistently styled at 365 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature that creates a lasting look with less damage to the hair.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Tuesday’s vote comes as San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie faces his biggest test with a controversial plan to construct taller, denser buildings with tens of thousands of new housing units, which San Francisco very much needs.
    Janie Har, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025

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