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as in throws (on)
to place on one's person
I put on a coat and shoes to go outside
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as in exaggerates
to describe or express in too strong terms
some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made
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as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
put on a show of anger just for fun
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Recent Examples of puts on
Heartthrob Cody Madison now runs The Shoreline, the unofficially official Baywatch bar-and-grill, and still puts on the red trunks for the occasional shift saving lives.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Film Festival Alliance along with Art House Convergence annually puts on its Film Exhibition Conference, which IndieWire helped announce the launch of back in 2023.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Chris shows up and puts on a tiny pink Speedo that can barely fit his mic pack in the back.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
The organization puts on talks and networking events for women of color in Sacramento, and solicits sponsorships from companies like AT&T and the California Faculty Association.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Branson, Missouri The fall foliage puts on just as much of a show as any of the performers in Branson, a perennial favorite among Midwest family vacation destinations.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The black box warning is the strongest type of alert the FDA puts on a drug label.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Key West has these things where everyone puts on a onesie and walks around to the bars.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
While calls outnumber puts on an absolute basis, the rate of put buying has picked up lately.
—Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Film Festival Alliance along with Art House Convergence annually puts on its Film Exhibition Conference, which IndieWire helped announce the launch of back in 2023.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Chris shows up and puts on a tiny pink Speedo that can barely fit his mic pack in the back.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
The organization puts on talks and networking events for women of color in Sacramento, and solicits sponsorships from companies like AT&T and the California Faculty Association.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Branson, Missouri The fall foliage puts on just as much of a show as any of the performers in Branson, a perennial favorite among Midwest family vacation destinations.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The black box warning is the strongest type of alert the FDA puts on a drug label.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Key West has these things where everyone puts on a onesie and walks around to the bars.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
While calls outnumber puts on an absolute basis, the rate of put buying has picked up lately.
—Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts on
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The same prime minister who exaggerates his power is also fine with being portrayed as the patsy of more influential actors.—
Aluf Benn,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Nov. 2025
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Tainy’s Prometheus — is portrayed by Feid, dressed in an oversized leather coat and lit in a manner that exaggerates his grills in an eerie way.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Christian pretends to fall so everyone looks at him, and then Devens stashes a fake idol wrapped in the real sheet from the BEBI.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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On the right, Tucker Carlson has repeatedly asserted that Buttigieg only pretends to be gay, and is in fact a straight man faking homosexuality for political clout.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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The look in question was from the March 10, 1997 pilot episode ‘Welcome to the Hellmouth’, in which Buffy dons a blue button-down top over a white tank top, complete with a messy updo and wispy bangs.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
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That’s true at the end of the film but not at the beginning, when Jason dons the mask and murders his film professor.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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That measurement also assumes the buyer has a 20% down payment, which in this case would be $80,060.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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That assumes everything lines up next offseason.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Mitchell Arens’ cinematography simulates a fugue-like state that mirrors the vortex of grief that pervades through this heartrending film.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Researchers at the Tokyo Metropolitan University have designed a rotating benchtop device that simulates wireless charging in electric vehicles (EVs).—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Puts on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20on. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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