PUTTING UP Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

putting up

verb

present participle of put up

as in erecting

to fix in an upright position the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

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as in building

to form by putting together parts or materials plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

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as in selling

to offer for sale to the public put their possessions up for auction

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as in housing

to provide with living quarters or shelter the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

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as in plotting

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

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as in storing

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of putting up The Indians continued their rampage on Thursday night, putting up 41 more points in Week 3 as the Indians came away with a 41-27 win over McKinney Boyd in front of a homecoming crowd at Keller ISD Stadium. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 Eldridge is quietly putting up numbers in his age-21 season that put him in rarified company in the history of the game. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Businesses here are also trying to woo the sailors, with some putting up banners to welcome them. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 Prior to Labor Day, the behemoth is putting up its hottest brands, from the cost-conscious to the premium, for 45 percent off and occasionally even more. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 According to Bloomberg, Walter is now shopping around private deals that offer double-digit yields, putting up his own personal stake in his asset management firm as collateral. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Existing fantasy soccer fans are used to putting up with these headaches, but the WSL isn’t only trying to appeal to them. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026 As for additional traffic on the Parkway West itself, Zang says there won't be significant impact until crews start putting up steel over the highway. — John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The Last House is putting up big viewing hours on Netflix, planting itself at the #1 spot on the service’s top 10 movie list since release. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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During a Sunday appearance on CNN, Johnson rebuffed the idea that lawmakers should rush into an emergency session to consider erecting industry guardrails.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded by erecting a 24-by-12-foot bilingual sign in Grimsby, Ontario on Saturday with the Canadian name for the lake.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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High-end automakers have been building luxury condos across Miami-Dade for the last decade.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
That’s why many manufacturing enterprises, despite having the resources to invest, are still running disconnected projects instead of building an AI strategy that creates lasting value across the organization.

— Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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Joe Bob’s may be eligible for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery’s Retailer Bonus Program for selling the prize-winning ticket, according to the release.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
And yet scores of companies selling this and other unapproved drugs have blown through regulatory safeguards to offer access to customers online — part of a national craze that is changing the way consumers buy drugs.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of selling

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The site now housing 111 employees is part of the bank’s plan for growth in the Charlotte region.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
The billion-dollar, 300,000-square-foot museum, which opens to the public on September 22, encompasses 100,000 square feet of gallery space housing the collection of Lucas and Hobson.

— News Desk, Artforum, 4 Sep. 2026

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In recent years, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on, NATO states have accused Russia of plotting sabotage attacks and other operations in Europe.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of plotting

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For systems where every gram and cubic centimeter matters, storing heat rather than immediately removing it can provide another way to manage short-duration thermal loads.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Creating an accurate transcript, pairing it with a concise summary and storing both in a consistent, searchable system allows future teams to build on previous thinking rather than reconstruct it.

— Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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For now, at least, the burden of care continues to fall on the sandwich generation -- middle-aged adults who are raising children and supporting aging parents at the same time.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Fundraising for Hunger Busters continued Despite the lack of food deliveries, Phillips kept raising money for Hunger Busters.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Companies are racing into rural America to build not only data centers but facilities for the businesses constructing and servicing them.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Building faster without sacrificing design Monumental intends to expand beyond bricklaying into other parts of constructing a building’s shell.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026