1
as in erects
to fix in an upright position
the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof
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2
as in builds
to form by putting together parts or materials
plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens
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3
as in sells
to offer for sale to the public
put their possessions up for auction
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4
as in houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the university puts up students in a variety of buildings
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as in plots
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies
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Recent Examples of puts up
As much as the prospect of wading through two months of wall-to-wall Cowboys dates has left many football fans making involuntary Tony Romo noises, even the most vocal critics acknowledge that Dallas always puts up numbers, even when the team isn’t particularly good or all that much fun to watch.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The hotel puts up weekly DJ sets—best enjoyed from the rooftop terrace, which boasts panoramic city views.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The hotel puts up weekly DJ sets—best enjoyed from the rooftop terrace, which boasts panoramic city views.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts up
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The Pitt’s 15-episode season, simple premise, empathetic performances, and weekly release schedule, combined with a focus on ruthlessly realistic competence, erects a new benchmark for what good TV looks like in the streaming era.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Alex Rafalowicz, executive director of that initiative, told me the idea for a treaty builds on an International Court of Justice decision earlier this year that held nations legally responsible for curbing climate-heating pollution.—
John D. Sutter,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The waste generated by the 3D printed builds is deposited into casts resembling large Leggo bricks.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In business since 2012, Khandwala sells mostly through her two freestanding stores in Bombay and New Delhi, nine shops-in-shop in India, and her website, where 75 percent of the business is done outside of India.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Starbucks no longer sells its merchandise online.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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His garage, otherwise known as the Emirates National Auto Museum, houses about 3,000 cars in total.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
8 Jan. 2026
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The building currently houses the Child Support Enforcement Division, which will be moved, Campo said.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
8 Jan. 2026
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Thus begins a thorny relationship in which Jules plots vengeance, though their dynamic soon takes a fascinating turn.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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Bad Santa follows an alcoholic scammer named Willie (Thornton) who poses as a mall Santa and plots to rob the stores on Christmas Eve with his sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox).—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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Utopia Bedding Quilted Comforter This Utopia Bedding comforter keeps my bed looking super fluffy and cloud-like and gives my bedroom an expensive look.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Leave it to one of the best luggage brands to come out with a revolutionary zipper that is three times stronger than a traditional zipper, as well as an anti-microbial lining that keeps odor-causing bacteria from thriving.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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That extraordinary footage, along with video shot by bystanders and a 3D model created by CNN of the confrontation, shows Good and her wife challenging ICE officers – but also raises new questions about Ross’s tactics and decision to use deadly force.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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In a statement, Stanford student and Drop the Charges organizer Mark Allen Cu said the case raises broader questions about free speech and dissent on campus.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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As Victor constructs his lab and assembles the Creature, the various stages of its creation are meticulously portrayed.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2026
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By shuffling these more personal images with his own photographs of their rooms—draperies, windows, unmade beds, a shower stall—Xu constructs a fascinating if confounding new reality, a stage set destined to be struck.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Puts up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20up. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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