puts up

present tense third-person singular of put up
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as in keeps
to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of puts up 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
Verb
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    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The company also sells a long-tail cargo ebike that can't be modified to smaller sizes for €5,490.
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  • Strengthening Ford’s position in the highly profitable truck and van division that sells to the essential economy is central to Farley’s strategy.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first floor houses a lounge area with a panoramic view on the ground floor, where indoor courts are located alongside changing rooms, a café offering the experience of an Italian cafeteria enriched by a healthy snack menu, as well as a Golden Goose store.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Mysterious sounds are often heard in the cavern, which houses the largest flowstone formation in the state.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the game rights change is contingent on the larger ESPN-NFL deal passing Department of Justice review, which seems increasingly unlikely to come before the NFL plots its 2026 calendar.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • LaBeouf plays a character named Clodio Pulcher, who plots against Cesar.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Miami’s corruption keeps us from solving our issues.
    Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike most waterproof formulas that can leave lashes feeling stiff or flaky, this one keeps them soft and lifted while delivering major volume.
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The birds, sourced from Jurgielewicz Farms, an Amish producer in Pennsylvania that raises Peking ducks exclusively, are hung to dry overnight.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The department plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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    Nelly Klos September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At his Neverland research island, through the groundbreaking Hybrid process, Kavalier takes in terminally ill children and moves their consciousness into ageless adult synthetic bodies.
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Puts up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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