puts in

present tense third-person singular of put in
as in plants
to put or set into the ground to grow put in a crop of winter wheat

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Recent Examples of puts in Everyone out here puts in the work. ABC News, 3 May 2026 The group puts in some light restoration and puts the bikes back out into circulation as quickly as possible. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Live Nation has agreed to settle with the department in a deal that includes the divestment of up to 13 of its amphitheaters nationwide and puts in place a 15% cap on service fees for people who want to use the venues, according to a senior Justice Department official. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 The alert system puts in place precautions including around-the-clock maintenance of the roadway and possible closure and detours around the Grapevine. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026 The suit argues the new law puts in place an onerous permit-to-purchase scheme. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025 Wellbeing might include a company’s provision of benefits to employees, while fairness involves the protections a company puts in place to avoid labor violations. Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • The story follows one family who plants bulbs, seeds and seedlings to create a rainbow of blooming flowers.
    Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • Space plants 12 inches apart and water at the base to prevent powdery mildew.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
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  • Or did a galaxy start to coalesce first, and stars and gas clouds inside it collapsed into the supermassive black hole seeds?
    Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026
  • Plant your sunflower seeds about 1 inch deep in the soil, about 6 inches apart.
    Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026

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“Puts in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20in. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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