PUTTING Synonyms: 251 Similar and Opposite Words

putting

verb

Definition of putting next

present participle of put

as in placing

to arrange something in a certain spot or position you can put this box next to the bookshelf

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Relevance

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as in saying

to convey in appropriate or telling terms tried to think of a good way of putting the news

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as in estimating

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement put the time of the photograph at about noon

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as in imposing

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty a proposal to put a special tax on luxuries

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as in adjusting

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation put the words of his patriotic poem to the tune of a well-known drinking song

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misadjusting

as in betting

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event deciding to go for broke, he put $1000 on a horse that had 20 to 1 odds

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Recent Examples of putting The first generation of parents to have resorted, at least occasionally, to mollifying their children by putting digital screens in their hands has now seen those kids grow up. —

Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026 Wainwright alleges that the company started putting profits over people, which is when problems began to escalate. —

Terell Bailey, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026 The site plan includes a 70-foot increase in the setback against Lon Stephenson Road, putting the edge of the campus 150 feet away from single-family residential zoning. —

Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026 Opponents will always think about putting lefties on the Phillies in an attempt to neutralize Harper and Kyle Schwarber. —

Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Research shows that the region is likely to experience more intense, frequent droughts that last longer due to climate change, putting the water supplies for farms, people and energy systems at risk. —

Dave White, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026 The few family medicine doctors and OB-GYNs in the area were either already putting new? —

Kate Wells, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026 The Heat made a third-quarter push to get back into the game, putting together its own impressive shooting display in the period. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026 Turang’s sacrifice bunt was mishandled at first base, putting runners on first and second. —

ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

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This can include help to contact creditors, placing fraud alerts, disputing unauthorized accounts and preparing documentation to recover your identity.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Phone records show that Epstein was placing calls to two phone numbers listed in Mottola’s email signature — an office and personal line — during that time period.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026