put in

as in to plant
to put or set into the ground to grow put in a crop of winter wheat

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Recent Examples of put in He was reinstated five days later, but Mr. Nadella was spooked and decided not to put in the money for Stargate. Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 The teams and individuals who put in the work in the off-season and in practice are best positioned to excel during the big games. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Drew Brees and Phillip Rivers become eligible in 2026, followed by Ben Roethlisberger in 2027 and Brady in 2028. Also working against Manning are the stricter rules the Hall of Fame recently put in place that are sure to reduce the number of players enshrined. Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025 The suit also claims that both Ford and Airbnb were in violation of Airbnb's policies that were put in place years before to prevent shootings. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for put in 
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  • Fortunately, most vegetable seeds are easy–they can be planted right away.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The style had been around since at least the ‘80s, and back then, it was firmly planted in our cultural mindset as a garment reserved solely for mothers.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • Camarillo, seeded No. 1 in Division 2AA, won 66-62 on the road against Glendora.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
  • But when determining between a seed line with two teams that have similar total bodies of work, the team playing better recently is far more likely to be seeded higher, even if losses to the other team were competitive.
    Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • Now in spring training, Keith is drilling first base with infield coach Joey Cora.
    Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Any little momentum that Team Chuck had built was taken away after Curry drilled one of his signature deep three-pointers, pulling up from the half-court line to make the 39-foot bucket.
    Homero De la Fuente, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025

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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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