as in to put over
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Yet the Chills’ music put across an abiding belief in the power of a great song.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024
In the pavilion, at least, Alsop and orchestra put across the details in high definition, the desolation gradually pitching into a bombastic, muscular finish.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2024
This production — directed, like the original, by Des McAnuff — won’t provide that, being less interested in trying to put across the story (by McAnuff and Townshend) than in obscuring it with relentless noise and banal imagery.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
This gesture did not read so well in the church’s large space, with intrusions from outdoor sounds and indoor fans; the breathing could have been exaggerated more to put across Trumbore’s point.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
Each actress puts across emotionally persuasive moments, yet there’s a bland, unappealing imperiousness in the street smarts of 80 for Brady and the romantic resolutions of Book Club, which get no deeper than being girlish.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 May 2023
Well, yes, that’s what was put across to me.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 13 Feb. 2022
Duntsch took careful steps to put across the image of a hardworking, competent and caring person and doctor.
—Mahita Gajanan, Time, 16 July 2021
Instead, its goal is to put across the themes, characters and atmosphere of the world.
—Joe Parlock, Forbes, 24 June 2021
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024
In the pavilion, at least, Alsop and orchestra put across the details in high definition, the desolation gradually pitching into a bombastic, muscular finish.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2024
This production — directed, like the original, by Des McAnuff — won’t provide that, being less interested in trying to put across the story (by McAnuff and Townshend) than in obscuring it with relentless noise and banal imagery.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
This gesture did not read so well in the church’s large space, with intrusions from outdoor sounds and indoor fans; the breathing could have been exaggerated more to put across Trumbore’s point.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
Each actress puts across emotionally persuasive moments, yet there’s a bland, unappealing imperiousness in the street smarts of 80 for Brady and the romantic resolutions of Book Club, which get no deeper than being girlish.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 May 2023
Well, yes, that’s what was put across to me.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 13 Feb. 2022
Duntsch took careful steps to put across the image of a hardworking, competent and caring person and doctor.
—Mahita Gajanan, Time, 16 July 2021
Instead, its goal is to put across the themes, characters and atmosphere of the world.
—Joe Parlock, Forbes, 24 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put across
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Audiences can tell a comic almost everything that comic needs to hear in order to tighten, sharpen and put over a few minutes of material.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, with the government putting over $50 billion into clean energy R&D every year, China has become a global hub for energy innovation.S. Julio Friedmann, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2011
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The Latin Recording Academy is communicating these public announcements through their Latin Grammys WhatsApp channel with additional original behind-the-scenes content.Thania Garcia, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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If the actuarial tables and a lifetime of bad habits are anything to go by, anyone who may still feel the need to communicate with me in, say, 20 years is going to need to invest in a Ouija board.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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In inverting their roles, Caillebotte conveys a form of gender fluidity.Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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She’s abetted by Tam’s superb portrayal, which movingly conveys Jing’s shifting moods.Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Put across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20across. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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