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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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Your brother had similar pressure put on him by the national team after disobeying instructions and speaking out.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Woodhaven Mayor Patricia Odette is speaking out against allegations of misconduct.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Gattelli, who also choreographed the TV series, does much of his best work here through dance, a hypervigorous storm of limbs that manages to be funny while conveying story and character.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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The story is something of a palimpsest, with Romvari’s own perspective intertwining with the character’s and conveying a sense of being both inside and outside the action.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The injunction would bar Amazon from communicating with its vendors about the prices of its products on other online sites, among other prohibitions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The bills would also alert a parent whose account is linked to their children’s account if their child is communicating in a particularly concerning way, and require annual audits of a chatbot platform’s risks to children.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Her posts are completely unfiltered, with Vonn chiming in five days after crash from the hospital in Italy, to the ambulance and plane transport back to the States all the way through her reunion at home with her beloved dog, Chance.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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The post has since garnered more than 246,000 views, with parents chiming in to say her approach feels surprisingly familiar.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fans need to start speaking up loudly.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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There was a lot more speaking up and gaming with certain folks, and having conversations in different rooms.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Putting across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20across. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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