as in planting
to put or set into the ground to grow
put in a crop of winter wheat
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Recent Examples of putting in
Just last week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced measures to combat burglaries in the Valley, including putting in place extra patrols and using mobile license plate readers in high-risk burglary areas.
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Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
City of Aurora Aurora Water also explained that HOAs cannot prevent residents from putting in xeric landscaping, per a state statute, and Aurora Water is sending letters to HOAs in the city to remind them.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
When Waymo was first raising money, Alphabet wasn't putting in the kind of cash at its disposal today.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Men have increased their parenting involvement somewhat, but Low said that doesn’t equate to the effort moms are putting in.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Schumacher applauded the work Pederson has been putting in, saying the results haven’t matched the effort, but the Rangers will need that to change in the regular season.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
During offseason workouts, Steele noticed the players were putting in extra effort, had a chip on their shoulder.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
Remove any material holding the tree together before putting in a hole, says Williams.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
Those who frequent here are serious about putting in turns, so much so that myriad Olympic skiers and snowboards learned on this mountain.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
City of Aurora Aurora Water also explained that HOAs cannot prevent residents from putting in xeric landscaping, per a state statute, and Aurora Water is sending letters to HOAs in the city to remind them.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
When Waymo was first raising money, Alphabet wasn't putting in the kind of cash at its disposal today.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Men have increased their parenting involvement somewhat, but Low said that doesn’t equate to the effort moms are putting in.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Schumacher applauded the work Pederson has been putting in, saying the results haven’t matched the effort, but the Rangers will need that to change in the regular season.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
During offseason workouts, Steele noticed the players were putting in extra effort, had a chip on their shoulder.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
Remove any material holding the tree together before putting in a hole, says Williams.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
Those who frequent here are serious about putting in turns, so much so that myriad Olympic skiers and snowboards learned on this mountain.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting in
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McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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Singh recommends planting it under deciduous trees or near hostas and ferns.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
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If one of Dwyer’s cascades, or any other process driven purely by the electric field, was seeding the lightning bolt, the proto-bolt would move perfectly in line with the electric field from the very beginning of the process.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
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Bell is ranked higher than Garfield and South Gate for seeding purposes based on computer rankings, but the City still uses league finish as part of consideration.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Brown declared, pulling a handle that started drilling the first hole of soil tests for a subway that planners estimated could be built in just three years.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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For producers, prices were high enough to turn a profit but not high enough to justify sending a bunch of drilling rigs out to boost production.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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“Putting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20in. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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