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put out

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verb

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as in to exert
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively despite putting out her best effort, she was unable to beat her longtime tennis rival

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as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog

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Recent Examples of put out
Verb
Gorgeous testaments to craft In June, Italian high-end shoemaker Santoni put out a hefty new hardcover with book publisher Assouline. Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 13 June 2025 Electric vehicle fires can be more difficult to put out than internal combustion engine vehicle fires. Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 June 2025 The pitch, the strip in the center of the playing surface where the bowler faces the batter, can also be called the wicket, and a batter who is put out can be referred to as taking a wicket. Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025 The drive is then able to put out a serious punch from a tiny, incognito package. New Atlas, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for put out
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Adjective
  • The ladies get into a few tiffs over Michael Jordan’s son, because Pippen is annoyed that a few of them still follow him on Instagram.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
  • That’s one of the top-line findings in a new survey by First Insight, suggesting that inflation-weary shoppers are annoyed and growing suspicious of major retailers' announcements about rising import costs.
    Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • LLMs and foundation models require GPU clusters that exert pressures very different from conventional data center workloads.
    Piyush Jain, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • As Madigan so skillfully proved over his decades in power, caucus leaders exert immense influence over members by doling out funds in their campaign war chests, bankrolled by those special interests.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • Emergency services were ultimately able to fully extinguish the fire after six hours, according to an additional update.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 June 2025
  • Emergency crews, municipal workers and volunteers worked through the night to extinguish fires, rescue residents from burning homes and restore gas, electricity and water services.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • If your idea of patience looks like being endlessly agreeable, never getting annoyed, and staying calm through any inconvenience….
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 June 2025
  • We get used to it quickly, and will be annoyed when it is replaced.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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  • Start with the legal fees, awarding the lawyers $400 million in the settlement, weighed against the paltry sums granted to each of the specific student-athlete plaintiffs.
    Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
  • The escalation of tensions comes as Trump still weighs his options on U.S. involvement, but has warned Iran not to attack American troops.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 June 2025
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  • Source: The National Weather Service This story was originally published June 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 June 2025
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • The condition occurs when the band of connective tissue spanning your arch, called your plantar fascia, becomes inflamed and irritated, which can happen for a bunch of reasons—after all, plantar fasciitis plagues as many as two million people yearly in the US.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 June 2025
  • Calamine lotion: This topical treatment contains zinc oxide, which can soothe irritated or itchy skin.6 Medicated shampoo: Shampoos that contain medical-grade coal tar can help reduce eczema symptoms on your scalp.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 19 June 2025
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  • International distributors can apply for up to €50,000 ($57,380) per title for theatrical distribution of Italian films in their territories.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 June 2025
  • Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Tell us your inspiration for rescuing the ancestral tequila-making methods of the past.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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