puts by

present tense third-person singular of put by

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Recent Examples of puts by More than three times as many calls traded as puts by volume, and more calls were bought than sold, with more than 114,000 calls likely bought. Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 June 2026
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Verb
  • One of these is the presence of an underground structure that stores starch and allows the plant to spread through the soil when growing conditions are good, and to rejuvenate from environmental stress should its above-ground growth die.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • Your phone already stores payment cards, tickets, boarding passes, keys and loyalty cards.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • One stashes them in a tomato paste box.
    Rebecca Flint Marx, SELF, 20 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • And because sediment accumulates so slowly at these depths, the fossils have remained exposed for thousands or even millions of years.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
  • Hoeger recommends using discs over cups for women with in-uterine devices (IUDS), as the cups rely on suction to stay in place and may displace the IUD, versus flat discs which are more flexible and expand as menstrual blood accumulates.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 8 June 2026

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“Puts by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20by. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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