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
Flores tied the game, putting in a rebound after his penalty shot was saved.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The sea-goat finds pleasure in putting in the hours, time and labor to their visions.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But Sessegnon had to come off on 62 minutes, with Robinson replacing him and putting in a solid shift that bodes well for his chances of making the September friendlies.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
This resulted in things dragging on through training camp and the preseason, and went as far as the veteran wideout putting in a trade request.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Part of that is down to the volume and effort Google is putting in, effort that is being matched by its partners.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The sea-goat finds pleasure in putting in the hours, time and labor to their visions.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But Sessegnon had to come off on 62 minutes, with Robinson replacing him and putting in a solid shift that bodes well for his chances of making the September friendlies.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
This resulted in things dragging on through training camp and the preseason, and went as far as the veteran wideout putting in a trade request.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Part of that is down to the volume and effort Google is putting in, effort that is being matched by its partners.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting in
Verb
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From beginning stages of planning, the layout, walkways, irrigation, fertilization, planting varieties of roses and the tools needed for successful rose gardening.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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To minimize risk, avoid planting Brussels sprouts or any of their relatives in the same spot every year.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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By seeding the market with TPU alternatives, Google can pressure Nvidia's pricing power and reduce reliance on expensive Nvidia hardware.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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With 18 games remaining in the regular season and a division title and playoff seeding in the balance, the particulars don’t matter.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The company has yet to disclose financial details of the projects, and so far has requested drilling on small footprints totaling 280 acres.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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Their tasks frequently involve manual tools -cutting debris, drilling through rubble, or lifting objects, etc.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Putting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20in. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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