putting across

verb

present participle of put across
as in putting over

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  1. putting over
  2. speaking out
  3. conveying
  4. communicating
  5. chiming in
  6. speaking up
Verb
  • Drone strikes and shelling have targeted civilian infrastructure including schools, markets, fuel and water stations, putting over 500,000 people at risk.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Drone strikes and shelling have targeted civilian infrastructure including schools, markets, fuel and water stations, putting over 500,000 people at risk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of putting over
Verb
  • Surviving members of the beloved Bahamian musical group Da Pond Band are speaking out about their friends and bandmates who were killed when a small plane operated by Flamingo Air crashed in the Bahamas on Friday, killing all 10 people on board.
    — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Many of the witnesses, including Frometa and Flores, have said that ICE has tried to punish them for speaking out.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of speaking out
Verb
  • Taylor-Joy brings the necessary confidence to her confidence woman, while still conveying the childlike fear inherent to a character who’s felt trapped her whole life.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • Arriving on July 17 through Mass Appeal, the project plays on one of his signature sayings while conveying his mindset at this stage in his personal and professional journey.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of conveying
Verb
  • Instead of communicating with the other operator to decide who will make the dodge, Starlink satellites automatically avoid other objects — both space debris fragments or operational satellites — whenever there is a conjunction alert.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Some of them had a bit of trouble communicating in English, leaving me and other guests feeling like something was lost in translation.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of communicating
Verb
  • Numerous assistants are chiming in with suggestions, reminders about personnel or defensive tendencies.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • From other manufacturers not chiming in with a diesel immediately after.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 17 June 2026
Definition of chiming in
Verb
  • This disconnect stems from a lack of psychological safety, where leaders fear speaking up or challenging ideas.
    — Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Stress that their devices won’t be taken away as a result, and they won’t be punished for speaking up.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of speaking up
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“Putting across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20across. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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