PUTTING ACROSS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

putting across

verb

present participle of put across

as in putting over

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After losing nearly a stroke and a half to the field on the greens in Round 1, Åberg has gained nearly three strokes putting over the last two days.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Drone strikes and shelling have targeted civilian infrastructure including schools, markets, fuel and water stations, putting over 500,000 people at risk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of putting over

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This changes the attention from the antisemitic conduct to the motives of the people speaking out.

— Kenneth L. Marcus, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Hannah Einbinder is speaking out after being detained at a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Thursday.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of speaking out

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Federica Tosi Federica Tosi’s concise collection also leaned on approachable pieces conveying confidence and sense of ease.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Lange, bless her, lends some stability to this narratively shaky material through her performance, effectively conveying a mix of vulnerability and grit as Constance.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of conveying

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Human review remains essential, particularly when communicating with prospective investors.

— Ramesh Tambe, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
The project also aims to conduct its first operation combining robots and drones within its first year, with the different systems communicating through software and algorithms.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of communicating

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But together with his mother, Alison, the 22-year-old has found a calling in speaking up for people with disabilities in Tallahassee.

— Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
And there are so many more that have stayed silent because people out there have told them not to speak up, who have scared them into not speaking up.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of speaking up

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