Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting across
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The $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum opened this month just 2 kilometers from the Giza plateau, bringing European and Arab royals to Cairo and putting over 100,000 artifacts on display, many never seen before.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
26 Nov. 2025 -
Packaging Corporation of America is closing a Charlotte-area manufacturing plant, putting over 100 out of work by the end of the year.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Oct. 2025
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And now, Mamdani wants to silence the people who live there from speaking out, because our stories don’t belong in his anti-landlord narrative.—
Renee Collymore,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cury, in an interview with THR ahead of the doc’s world premiere, discussed her motivation for bringing Scarlet Girls to the world, finding brave women speaking out about their experience, and the backlash against women’s rights in various parts of the world.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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For more than a century, academics identified this statue as conveying a calm, neat, and virtuous masculinity.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes, a mission name isn't about secrecy, but conveying a message to drive symbolism and morale, the legal blog added.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Mar. 2026
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The girl was reported missing from Los Angeles County on July 1, 2020, after her mother stopped communicating with the local child services agency during an investigation that involved the child, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a release.—
Lindsay Good,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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And without a moon-orbiting relay, the far side is cut off from communicating with Earth.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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With the announcement that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will head back out on the Land of Hope and Dreams American tour, the White House is chiming in.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
19 Feb. 2026
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The video quickly gained traction, with commenters chiming in with jokes of their own.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Is this happening in other agencies, with state employees fearful of speaking up and potentially losing their jobs, as was the fate of the DHS whistleblower?—
Steve Arentz,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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And that’s precisely why the American Dental Association is speaking up.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Putting across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20across. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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