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put out

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verb

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as in to exert
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively despite putting out her best effort, she was unable to beat her longtime tennis rival

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as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog

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According to a press release put out by ILBE, key resolutions agreed at the meeting included initiating legal action against Iervolino and giving the mandate for preliminary and investigative activities to top Italian law firm Pedersoli Gattai. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024 No other structures or homes were damaged in the crash, and the fire caused by the crash was put out. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024 That engine puts out solid grunt, at 405 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque, serving as a true differentiator when considering the Ranger Raptor against the competition, notably the pedestrian inline-four of the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 and ZR2 Bison. Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 But centrist pundits criticized the idea, Republicans accused Harris of proposing socialistic price controls, and the campaign soon put out word that the policy would have limited impact. Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for put out 
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Adjective
  • Naturally, the pilot flies Keith and Joan over the mansion to make the guys — who are all hanging out in the pool — annoyed and jealous.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper was minding her business getting braided when an annoyed customer voiced their frustrations to comedian Exavier TV — playing the role of a barber — about a quick flip of cash not working out.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Today, traditional enterprise data center networks are not ready to handle the intense pressure exerted by advanced AI workloads, according to Bob Laliberte, principal analyst, theCUBE Research.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Expect a ‘more radical’ Trump Besides tariffs, economists are also vexed by Trump’s desire to exert more control over the Federal Reserve.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Anthony Banda stranded the bases loaded in the third, striking out Jeff McNeil to extinguish that threat.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • After Aaron Judge grounded into a double play, the Yankees’ rally seemed to be extinguished.
    Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Magic should be creative, and I’ve been annoyed that so many wizard duels end up being competing beams of light.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Cooney immediately began to annoy other castaways with his brash personality and attempts to stir the pot about fellow players, and was unsuccessful in winning in the team challenge and individual immunity.
    Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • In the home stretch of the 2024 election, voters who’ve been weighing both campaigns’ proposals to tackle living costs are now hearing a new pitch from the Republican side: accept some short-term economic pain to rein in government spending.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In the study, an international team of scientists conducted experiments with Kuhl’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) bats that weigh less than an ounce.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Another study, published in 2015, assessed the effects of various DBT interventions on 99 women who had borderline personality disorder and experienced suicidality — all participants experienced reductions in frequency of self-harm and found reasons for living after a year of treatment.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The ripple effect of tariffs could be severe for the auto industry by potentially shrinking Germany’s GDP by 0.23%, according to a London School of Economics report published Wednesday.
    BYPrarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • However, one of you is a night owl who stays up looking at their phone, while the other is a light sleeper who gets irritated at the blue light in their face.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Many students were already irritated that a 2,400-bed high-rise dorm complex rising nearby risks overshadowing Geisel.
    Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • The bill builds on rules that apply to existing natural gas pipelines, particularly in requiring compliance with leak monitoring.
    Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024

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