1
as in postponing
to assign to a later time
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
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2
as in removing
to rid oneself of (a garment)
put off your coat and stay awhile
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3
as in disgusting
to cause to feel disgust
she was put off by his blatantly sexist attitude
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Recent Examples of putting off
Among life’s great procrastinations, putting off making a will seems to top insignificant things like delaying cleaning the house or starting a homework assignment.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Mahomes on Wednesday accidentally got Chiefs fans excited about Kelce putting off retirement and returning for one more season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Customers are also putting off purchases due to the back and forth on tariff levels.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Millions of Americans are shaving down their grocery budgets and putting off buying a home as wages fail to meet rising costs of living.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office misled the court about its reasons for putting off filing an appeal of an order to return $150,000 in cash, luxury cars, jewelry and other assets seized from Atlanta rapper Young Thug, a judge said Wednesday.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Hocking stayed in the threshold of a Dublin courtroom Wednesday morning, waiving formal reading of the charges and putting off entering a plea until next Monday.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Experts attribute the drop-off to rising costs and economic uncertainty, as Americans are increasingly putting off travel plans or opting for road trips over flights.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
All of the backup plans that people are preparing to enact - borrowing, trying to visit food banks, putting off other bills - have their own costs and downstream effects.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Mahomes on Wednesday accidentally got Chiefs fans excited about Kelce putting off retirement and returning for one more season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Customers are also putting off purchases due to the back and forth on tariff levels.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Millions of Americans are shaving down their grocery budgets and putting off buying a home as wages fail to meet rising costs of living.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office misled the court about its reasons for putting off filing an appeal of an order to return $150,000 in cash, luxury cars, jewelry and other assets seized from Atlanta rapper Young Thug, a judge said Wednesday.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Hocking stayed in the threshold of a Dublin courtroom Wednesday morning, waiving formal reading of the charges and putting off entering a plea until next Monday.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Experts attribute the drop-off to rising costs and economic uncertainty, as Americans are increasingly putting off travel plans or opting for road trips over flights.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
All of the backup plans that people are preparing to enact - borrowing, trying to visit food banks, putting off other bills - have their own costs and downstream effects.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting off
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Cases of norovirus were identified among Team Finland, the International Olympic Committee said last week, postponing a women’s ice hockey game with Canada.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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These conditions pose challenges for travel, so exercise extra caution on the road or consider postponing your trip if possible.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, footage showing federal agents killing Alex Pretti revealed the ICU nurse was holding a phone in his right hand, and an officer removing a gun from his back waistband before the shooting.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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In an effort to save Cathy, doctors place leeches over her body in hopes of removing the bad blood.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Discharge Papers • Aw, The Pitt is back and happy to be disgusting again!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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Bushman, who was posted with the CDC, got a medical waiver delaying her deployment on account of stress and grief.—
Amy Maxmen,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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His company has mitigated tariff expenses by delaying store expansion and purchasing roasting equipment before the tariffs went into effect.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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While there are dismemberments and other bits of gruesome violence to be found in the film, Badlands is largely aimed at endearing its audience rather than repulsing them.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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And moviegoers turned out to indies from Rosemead to The Chronology of Water, All That’s Left Of You and more, new and holding over, limited, wide and top ten.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2026
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MicroStrategy remains the leader among corporate crypto treasuries, holding over 638,000 bitcoins valued at an astonishing $71 billion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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As to why the buildout is taking off, Thill said that, given today’s demand for AI data centers, the only concern among tech firms is the risk of not doing enough.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mourinho had already made all of his substitutions, including taking off his entire front four, trying to see out a win.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Of all the recent poster boys for appalling misbehavior by the State Police, Michael Proctor would of course rank number one.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Truly appalling friend counsel here from Mindy.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Putting off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20off. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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