Thesaurus results for PUTS IN (FOR)

puts in (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of put in (for)

as in requests

to give a request or demand for several employees have already put in for vacation time during the last week of December

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An agent requests access and checks those terms against its mandate.

— Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Pocket rescissions occur when the president requests Congress to cancel funds as the end of the fiscal year approaches, according to the Government Accountability Office.

— Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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In the 1999 film, Bigalow’s date, Carol, orders soup for the first time.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
The law orders the California Public Utilities Commission to create special requirements and rates for data centers’ use of electricity, including the costs for new power and for infrastructure upgrades.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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