as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year
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Recent Examples of put over
The federal government put over $800 billion to help state governments navigate the pandemic.
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Carlos Waters, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Chop up candy or candy bars with a knife or scissors and put over ice cream or frozen yogurt.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
When Cody tried to put over the gaudy Crown Jewel Championship, fans did not seem all that impressed with it.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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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Carlos Waters, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Chop up candy or candy bars with a knife or scissors and put over ice cream or frozen yogurt.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
When Cody tried to put over the gaudy Crown Jewel Championship, fans did not seem all that impressed with it.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put over
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But Goodman suffered a cut over his left eye while training, and that match was postponed until January 24.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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With those factors taken into consideration, the NBA postponed the game, with no date currently set for the game to be made up.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hours after taking office, Trump signed multiple executive orders, including one action delaying a nationwide ban of the social media platform TikTok.—
Alex Thomas,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Tacopina was incensed by the eleventh-hour revelation and asked Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold to delay opening arguments or restart jury selection in light of the new information.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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In effect, if not traded within the next month, the trade drama with Butler merely would be deferred until the offseason.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2025
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Mike, though, now faces the harsh reality of a dream deferred.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Course corrections have also been taken in the campaigns for Minecraft, which originally put off fans of the game in its live-action take.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2025
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But the demand for them remains high, with a big driving force coming from young adults who are increasingly putting off having children but opting to get pets — and paying lots of money to treat them well.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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