putting about

present participle of put about

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting about
Verb
  • There would be no turning back.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Week 8 highlights include Acalanes beating Campolindo in a matchup between unbeaten teams, Los Gatos getting a signature win at Wilcox, California turning back San Ramon Valley and more.
    Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The fastest way to a stressful hosting experience is by micro-managing and trying to do everything yourself, from setting out food and drink to cleaning up to fluttering around to ensure nothing is going wrong.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • GlaxoSmithKline chief Emma Walmsley will leave the job in December, almost a year before her notice period expires (though she’ll be paid the full period), and just weeks after setting out her strategic plan for the drugmaker in an interview with Semafor’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Macklin Celebrini recorded his second career NHL hat trick and matched a career-high with five points, which included a key assist on Smith’s overtime winner, setting off a wild celebration for the previously winless Sharks (1-4-2).
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But instead Lane, then 34, ambushed her — setting off a violent scramble through the residence that left Wilkins unconscious, her fetus cut from her womb.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Putting about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20about. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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