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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  • For the bevy of current acts claiming to have burrowed down into the roots of country music, a good many of them have never actually cracked far enough into the surface of the soil to even plant a dandelion — all the while, Nick Shoulders is busy doing his best groundhog impression.
    Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Seeds started now will be stunted or killed by fungus long before the air and soil are warm enough to plant them outside.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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  • To be fully free, Overstreet struck a middle ground, seeding his electric abstractions with bitter political commentary.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Though Direct File sounds innocuous enough, the program has seeded controversy.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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  • The federal government cannot force companies to drill for more oil, but production increases could lower prices and reduce profits.
    Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The federal government cannot force companies to drill for more oil, and production increases could lower prices and reduce profits.
    Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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