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
More Michael Owens/Getty Images After appearing on the Patriots' injury report Wednesday putting in a limited practice, Williams did not participate Thursday and seems to be trending in the wrong direction for Week 5, as shared on X by the New England Patriots.
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
From deployment choices to formational tweaks, these special teams reps can be a useful window into some of the work that teams and coaching staffs are putting in behind the scenes.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The call gave further color on some other initiatives FedEx has been putting in motion.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Fans who have already been putting in time on the court may have noticed some notable pairs like the Adidas Anthony Edwards 2 and the Reebok Angel Reese 1 aren’t yet available.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Flores tied the game, putting in a rebound after his penalty shot was saved.
—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
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
Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
From deployment choices to formational tweaks, these special teams reps can be a useful window into some of the work that teams and coaching staffs are putting in behind the scenes.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The call gave further color on some other initiatives FedEx has been putting in motion.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Fans who have already been putting in time on the court may have noticed some notable pairs like the Adidas Anthony Edwards 2 and the Reebok Angel Reese 1 aren’t yet available.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Flores tied the game, putting in a rebound after his penalty shot was saved.
—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
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
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The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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After planting the seeds of a murder-for-hire plot, Kimball reported to the FBI that Ennis was planning to have witnesses killed, and shortly thereafter, was granted confidential informant status.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Bills will host the New England Patriots in a division rivalry game that could impact future playoff seeding if both Josh Allen and Drake Maye have strong seasons.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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This time Toronto makes due on that seeding with a run to the Stanley Cup Final.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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While cracks and surface defects caused by traffic and environmental stress are easy to spot, detecting micro-cracks and damage in the lower layers still requires drilling and extracting core samples.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright has argued that the administration is making drilling cheaper by cutting red tape.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Putting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20in. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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