putter (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for putter (around)
Verb
  • He's played Dante Falconeri on the soap since 2009 and has appeared in over 1,600 episodes as the mob boss.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Betts made a Gold Glove finalist-worthy play for the first out – ranging into the hole to make a backhand play then a jump throw to first.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Those have come from two players: Adrian Morejon of the San Diego Padres, who throws an odd knuckleball-changeup hybrid about 1 percent of the time, and Jonah Bride of the Minnesota Twins, an infielder fooling around with the knuckler in blowouts.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Orion Nebula Those viewing from a dark sky location may also notice a blurry patch of light hanging about 5 degrees below Orion's belt.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The student was found hanging about 50 feet up in a tree with the open chute, Metro Nashville Police Department said on X Saturday.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Putter (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putter%20%28around%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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