put (something) into practice
idiom
: to use (something) in actual situations
Her advice is good, but it's hard to put into practice.
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Left unclear, however, is how that would be put into practice.
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
In doing so, officials put into practice years’ worth of research into wildfire evacuations.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
The concept was put into practice by Germany during the Second World War with the Junkers Ju 287 jet tactical bomber.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
This approach to trade is more than rhetoric: it is being put into practice in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
—Miriam Sapiro, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2024
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
In doing so, officials put into practice years’ worth of research into wildfire evacuations.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
The concept was put into practice by Germany during the Second World War with the Junkers Ju 287 jet tactical bomber.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
This approach to trade is more than rhetoric: it is being put into practice in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
—Miriam Sapiro, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Put (something) into practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28something%29%20into%20practice. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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