putting across

verb

present participle of put across
as in putting over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting across
  1. putting over
  2. speaking out
  3. conveying
  4. communicating
  5. chiming in
  6. speaking up
Verb
  • After losing nearly a stroke and a half to the field on the greens in Round 1, Åberg has gained nearly three strokes putting over the last two days.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 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
  • The mothers of two men who say they were switched at birth nearly 40 years ago are speaking out for the first time.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
  • Aaron Lee Tasjan is speaking out after reports of some fans walking out of a concert.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of speaking out
Verb
  • But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • Then there are loaves that look like the picture of health, conveying a sense of healthfulness with their dark coloration and crusts covered with inviting tidbits.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
Definition of conveying
Verb
  • Citing the temporary TikTok shutdown of January 2026 as an example, Jolicoeur frequently recommends that business owners have their own direct ways of communicating with their customers.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Pagnoni was actually communicating with an undercover detective from the Camden County Prosecutor's Office High Tech Crimes Unit.
    — CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 30 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
  • Rather than treating speaking up as an all-or-nothing leap, this approach breaks team communication down into three manageable levels, each one raising the stakes slightly while lowering the barrier to entry.
    — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Yet Haitians have built lives here, often with the support of neighbors, nonprofits and churches – groups speaking up as the community prepares for the end of TPS.
    — Gina Perez, The Conversation, 21 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 3 Aug. 2026.

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