put in

as in to plant
to put or set into the ground to grow put in a crop of winter wheat

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Recent Examples of put in Flores tied the game, putting in a rebound after his penalty shot was saved. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 Go into Hard Rock Stadium, put in the work that needs to be put in, and move on to next week. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 From lead pipes to crumbling foundations, students and teachers across the country are being put in harm's way. Erica Mosca, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company, already a co-lead investor in Promise, put in additional capital at that time. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put in
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  • And so Mona, feeling a bit intimidated, planted herself in front of the painting.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The video, uploaded on August 8 by the dog's owner under @loki_and_nova, shows the American bulldog sitting upright in the backseat of a car, its front paws planted on the center console.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • Intellectual Capital Tech layoffs redistributed talent into startups, fueling not only short-term growth, but also seeding future national innovation.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Ohio State defeated Texas during its run to the national title last season, and now the two programs meet in another high-stakes game that could have implications for College Football Playoff seeding this season.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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  • While Tranter tinkers and Zuzana monitors the wall of local surveillance footage, Karalis and his team get to work drilling through the wall of the vault.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • His company saw a 2,408% increase in flaring immediately following new wells being drilled and a 692% increase in flaring overall in 2023, according to emails unearthed by environmental watchdog organization Fieldnotes and shared with ProPublica and Inside Climate News.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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