1
as in postponing
to assign to a later time
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
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2
as in removing
to rid oneself of (a garment)
put off your coat and stay awhile
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3
as in disgusting
to cause to feel disgust
she was put off by his blatantly sexist attitude
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Recent Examples of putting off
Damon Wayans’ Message to Other Diabetes Patients Wayans wants people who suspect something is off to stop putting off the appointment.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Correcting a deficiency is one of the most accessible interventions in everyday health and now there’s a compelling new reason to stop putting off that conversation.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The plan also reduced senior services, after-school programming, leaving four Police Department vacancies empty, and putting off replacing two patrol cars.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
In the center of town, Perryville House—with its garden-facing suites and Georgian architecture—makes a compelling case for putting off your departure.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Americans are also making other sacrifices, such as delaying a job change, putting off buying a new home or postponing growing their family.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
But the Council walked that back, putting off any vote until 2026 because of to a City Charter restriction prohibiting the body from pushing through raises in the lame duck period of an election year.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Funk and Vater say these tasks are worth putting off until the last threat of freezing temperatures has passed.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, Ukraine’s birth rate is collapsing, with increasing number of people struggling with fertility or putting off the decision to have children.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Correcting a deficiency is one of the most accessible interventions in everyday health and now there’s a compelling new reason to stop putting off that conversation.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The plan also reduced senior services, after-school programming, leaving four Police Department vacancies empty, and putting off replacing two patrol cars.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
In the center of town, Perryville House—with its garden-facing suites and Georgian architecture—makes a compelling case for putting off your departure.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Americans are also making other sacrifices, such as delaying a job change, putting off buying a new home or postponing growing their family.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
But the Council walked that back, putting off any vote until 2026 because of to a City Charter restriction prohibiting the body from pushing through raises in the lame duck period of an election year.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Funk and Vater say these tasks are worth putting off until the last threat of freezing temperatures has passed.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, Ukraine’s birth rate is collapsing, with increasing number of people struggling with fertility or putting off the decision to have children.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting off
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Prosecutor Ryan McBride also indicated postponing the hearing would delay proceedings by at least six months and violate Erika Kirk’s right to a speedy trial, as the widow of the victim.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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MotoGP also had to shuffle its schedule due to the conflict in the Middle East, postponing the Qatar Grand Prix to November.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2026
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Allow these to regrow and form new plants after removing all the dead.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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On Saturday, that included removing Jake LaRavia from the rotation entirely as rookie forward Adou Thiero became the Lakers’ third player off the bench and veteran big man Maxi Kleber moved into the rotation as the ninth option.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The consequences of disgusting one’s wife, whether or not one agrees with her premise, could be enormous.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Discharge Papers • Aw, The Pitt is back and happy to be disgusting again!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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San Diego is delaying most impacts of a new state law that requires cities to allow high-rise housing near trolley stations and major bus stops — but questions persist about how many bus stops the new law will affect.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Yamaha’s plant shut down due to Covid-19, delaying TCW’s ability to retrieve and return the equipment in the allotted time, but Evergreen still charged the fees.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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While there are dismemberments and other bits of gruesome violence to be found in the film, Badlands is largely aimed at endearing its audience rather than repulsing them.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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And moviegoers turned out to indies from Rosemead to The Chronology of Water, All That’s Left Of You and more, new and holding over, limited, wide and top ten.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2026
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MicroStrategy remains the leader among corporate crypto treasuries, holding over 638,000 bitcoins valued at an astonishing $71 billion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The New Glenn’s first test flight occurred on January 16, 2025, taking off from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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As many Americans plan their summer vacations, airfares are taking off.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Of all the recent poster boys for appalling misbehavior by the State Police, Michael Proctor would of course rank number one.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Putting off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20off. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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