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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
Paula turns on a dime, expertly masks her horror, stress, and despair, and puts on a smile for her little girl.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Hollywood puts on hundreds of events each year — premieres, galas and FYC events — and the majority of the time those red carpets are not recycled.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Last week, the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, which puts on the annual Swedish Days festival, announced that the parade traditionally held on the final day of the celebration would be paused this year.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Live Nation, a live entertainment company, spans over 50 countries and puts on over 50,000 concerts and festivals each year, according to its website.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The club puts on six other events through its event-management division, Shift Events, including the Triple Bypass.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Ever optimistic, Mary puts on a happy face amid the chronic underemployment of her professor husband, Howard (Corey Stoll).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Hollywood puts on hundreds of events each year — premieres, galas and FYC events — and the majority of the time those red carpets are not recycled.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Last week, the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, which puts on the annual Swedish Days festival, announced that the parade traditionally held on the final day of the celebration would be paused this year.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Live Nation, a live entertainment company, spans over 50 countries and puts on over 50,000 concerts and festivals each year, according to its website.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The club puts on six other events through its event-management division, Shift Events, including the Triple Bypass.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Ever optimistic, Mary puts on a happy face amid the chronic underemployment of her professor husband, Howard (Corey Stoll).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts on
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Ali soon dons the Knight Stallion mask to fight crime, but has to balance his new life with his Arabic family life.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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In both Scooby-Doo and Monsters Unleashed, Matthew Lillard dons the signature goatee and green V-neck tee of Shaggy Rogers, who joins forces with his canine confidante to bring the mystery-solving gang back together at the beginning of the first film.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Tristan Baker, head of performance at Go Perform, an athletics performance and coaching facility, and a former strength and conditioning coach at Reading, believes a still photograph exaggerates how unstable the movement appears.—
Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Perry has recently favored footwear that exaggerates a familiar evening shape.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
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Beauty, then, arises from the pain and struggle of experiencing oneself as a site of divine truancy, and ugly is that which pretends to be directly equivalent to the soul, God, etc.—
Esther Yi,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The person on the phone pretends to be IT support and tries to convince the employee to install remote desktop software.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The dominant policy framework assumes that broader access equals better outcomes.—
Christopher Carita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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This assumes, of course, that a work permit eventually comes through.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Verb
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This year's scenario simulates an airplane crash into a building, creating multiple injuries and casualties.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The Supercomputer simulates the remaining fixtures of a season 10,000 times and analyses the results to create an average league table from those simulations.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Puts on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20on. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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