putting over

verb

present participle of put over
as in postponing
to assign to a later time as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year

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Recent Examples of putting over 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, 6 July 2026 The $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum opened this month just 2 kilometers from the Giza plateau, bringing European and Arab royals to Cairo and putting over 100,000 artifacts on display, many never seen before. — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025 Packaging Corporation of America is closing a Charlotte-area manufacturing plant, putting over 100 out of work by the end of the year. — Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025 The federal government shut down Wednesday after funding laws expired, putting over 750,000 federal employees on furlough and leaving others working without pay. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025 The market is putting over 85% odds on a cut, according to the CME FedWatch tool. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting over
  1. postponing
  2. delaying
  3. holding over
  4. putting off
  5. deferring
Verb
  • Earlier today, the president threw another wrench in the situation, floating the idea of postponing Blanche's confirmation until next year, when Cornyn and Tillis will both be gone from the Senate.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Promotional financing offers on credit cards can help manage expenses by spreading costs and potentially reducing or postponing interest.
    — Louis DeNicola, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • At the same time, borrowers are reporting increasing problems and errors that are delaying or derailing their ability to maintain access to affordable repayment plan programs and student loan forgiveness.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • State lawmakers argued that schools should not be delaying reporting AI nudes until their own probes end but rather should be required to promptly tip off police, who are better positioned to investigate the crimes.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of delaying
Verb
  • Landa worked with the Association to get the original project approved in 2017 after holding over 30 public meetings.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of holding over
Verb
  • Hundreds of military bases have been putting off cleanup of toxic PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, for years, according to a new USA TODAY analysis of military records.
    — Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • Home Depot and Lowe’s both told investors this year that homeowners are putting off larger home improvement projects – those often associated with fixer-upper homes.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of putting off
Verb
  • But his strategy of deferring problems instead of seeking constructive solutions to them eventually blew up, resulting in the invasion of southern Israel and the deaths of 1,200 Israelis.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • Stop deferring the Food Traceability Rule — 2028 is a choice, not a deadline, and Congress already ratified an earlier one.
    — Katrine Wallace, STAT, 15 July 2026
Definition of deferring

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“Putting over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20over. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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