puts on

present tense third-person singular of put on

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of puts on Branson, Missouri The fall foliage puts on just as much of a show as any of the performers in Branson, a perennial favorite among Midwest family vacation destinations. Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025 The black box warning is the strongest type of alert the FDA puts on a drug label. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 Key West has these things where everyone puts on a onesie and walks around to the bars. Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025 While calls outnumber puts on an absolute basis, the rate of put buying has picked up lately. Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 For the best views, head to the Cold Mountain Overlook, Graveyard Fields (a locals’ favorite high-elevation destination with boardwalk trails), or the Folk Art Center, which puts on dozens of exhibits, makers markets, and daily demonstrations by Appalachian artists. Shayla Martin, AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025 Isaac playfully puts on a heavy Spanish accent to mimic his director. Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025 Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles puts on his helmet during Training Camp at NovaCare Complex on August 4, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts on
Verb
  • Whether or not The Bitch of Buchenwald did what is reenacted on the show isn’t relevant, because her activities are placed in the context of a comic book that exaggerates history to make a point — just like Monster does.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Some critics have said that Costa exaggerates Malafaia’s influence.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a particularly poignant moment in the film, Jiang stands by the window at night and pretends to capture and punch the shadow of a security guard downstairs.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The label is applied when a teen pretends or forces himself to present in this way just to win the romantic attention of the young women around him.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Blinded by the sun pouring in from a window, Dickinson dons shades for our chat.
    Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Megan Moroney dons a pastel blue outfit backstage on her Am I Okay?
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Downcoding based only on that knowledge assumes that an office visit for a certain set of diagnoses has a ceiling of complexity, regardless of the patient’s medical history and the realities of what actually occurred during that visit.
    Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Too often, technology assumes the material world will keep pace with ambition.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The seats move, wind gets blown at you (something that makes for a particularly unsettling moment when a character is shot in the head and the 4DX system simulates the bullet whizzing into your ear), and lights pop on and off around the auditorium to simulate gunfire and other effects.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Tutor simulates real dialogue, letting learners practice speaking, ask questions, and get instant feedback at their own pace.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Puts on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20on. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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