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put out

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verb

1
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 extinguish
to cause to cease burning put out the campfire before leaving

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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
After firefighters put out the blaze, a man was found dead inside the home. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Fire department personnel put out several fires at the crash site, and officials said that investigators are still working to confirm the helicopter’s registration number. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 The massive fire, which brought more than 300 firefighters to the scene, was finally put out by Wednesday evening. Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Both parent agencies gave direction to quickly put out all blazes this season. Murphy Woodhouse, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
Adjective
  • Bad, fine, and stressed are obvious candidates, but your favorite might be overwhelmed, annoyed, or tired.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Economists and the commentariat, playing the role of the annoyed parent, point out that over-all employment has been strong for a while.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Over the longer term, many economists expect AI to exert downward pressure on prices by creating efficiencies that make businesses more productive.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The president issued an executive order in March that moved to exert federal control over voter rolls and mail-in ballots.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The fires have since been extinguished, according to officials.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Saudi Energy Ministry said a fire had broken out at dawn at a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco’s refinery in Jazan, that was extinguished by the company’s firefighting teams.
    Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.
    Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Gen is annoyed that Joy is still entertaining Luke via texts and video chats.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cities around the country are weighing tradeoffs that come with data centers that require massive amounts of power and land.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But they’ve never been litigated — and the developments are already stoking fears of diminishing Fed independence as the central bank weighs whether to raise interest rates at its next meeting.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Judge Carli Kierny, presiding over the case, has ruled the jury will be able to hear about the book Davis published and his previous police interviews.
    Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • An investigative report is expected to be published publicly later this month.
    Ashley Grams, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Showering too close to bedtime, using very hot water, or staying in too long can leave you overheated, sweaty, or with dry, irritated skin.
    MD Published, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While occasionally rinsing with cold water may have some benefits, using very hot or cold water to wash your face can lead to dry, irritated skin.
    Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • The marks apply across all Claude surfaces people use — the API, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and deployments through AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But no matter the amount returned, states have held that their specific rules apply to banks lending within their borders.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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