as in planting
to put or set into the ground to grow
put in a crop of winter wheat
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Recent Examples of putting in
The call gave further color on some other initiatives FedEx has been putting in motion.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Fans who have already been putting in time on the court may have noticed some notable pairs like the Adidas Anthony Edwards 2 and the Reebok Angel Reese 1 aren’t yet available.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Flores tied the game, putting in a rebound after his penalty shot was saved.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The sea-goat finds pleasure in putting in the hours, time and labor to their visions.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But Sessegnon had to come off on 62 minutes, with Robinson replacing him and putting in a solid shift that bodes well for his chances of making the September friendlies.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
This resulted in things dragging on through training camp and the preseason, and went as far as the veteran wideout putting in a trade request.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Part of that is down to the volume and effort Google is putting in, effort that is being matched by its partners.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Fans who have already been putting in time on the court may have noticed some notable pairs like the Adidas Anthony Edwards 2 and the Reebok Angel Reese 1 aren’t yet available.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Flores tied the game, putting in a rebound after his penalty shot was saved.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The sea-goat finds pleasure in putting in the hours, time and labor to their visions.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But Sessegnon had to come off on 62 minutes, with Robinson replacing him and putting in a solid shift that bodes well for his chances of making the September friendlies.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
This resulted in things dragging on through training camp and the preseason, and went as far as the veteran wideout putting in a trade request.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Part of that is down to the volume and effort Google is putting in, effort that is being matched by its partners.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting in
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An increasingly important part of the garden is the moringa grove, which Lewis and moringa tree advocate Sheryl Huffman — the garden’s moringa ambassador — began planting about two years ago as an additional tool in addressing food insecurity.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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That record was a mission statement, a flag-planting arrival that showed the breadth of her talent was more than just the sum of her reality TV and viral parts.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors have a role to play in seeding this layer of the market, just as crossover funds have done in the US.—
Aman Ghei,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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That opportunity could be there this weekend if the games are meaningless in terms of seeding.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Production of both oil and natural gas ticked lower, while costs for everything from drilling to equipment leasing surged.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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The lithium fields outside Reno, Nevada, look like lunar plains with white crusts, shallow pans, and ribbon roads between drilling rigs.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Putting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20in. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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