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put-on

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adjective

put-on

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noun

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Recent Examples of put on
Verb
Some had put on legal clinics for work authorization and asylum applications. Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024 However, that case was put on hold as the earlier lawsuit was being decided. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Adjective
While broadly based in reality, the entire movie is a put-on, a wackazoid tall tale, a comedy that uses the breakfast wars as the jumping-off point for a high-camp exercise in nostalgic lunacy. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 May 2024 As Patrick lopes through the film intruding into people’s space with his strength and his shameless habit of stealing their snacks (and dropping his shorts), Guadagnino over-indulges in close-ups of O’Connor scrunching up his mouth in a put-on smirk. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for put on 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put on
Verb
  • The sapphire hues in the Voyager 2 mission photos were exaggerated by image processing to showcase the swirling cloud patterns more prominently.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • It's widely believed that Blanchard was a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy; a rare form of abuse in which a guardian exaggerates or induces illness in a child for sympathy and attention.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Keeping your account also prevents anyone from taking your username (and maybe pretending to be you).
    David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Some staffers pretended to call on behalf of a depressed relative.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Our team spent four months building a minute-by-minute playbook, conducting two full-scale mock cutovers and stress-testing every critical system.
    Sidharth Ramsinghaney, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Experience mock classes led by prominent professors, explore diverse legal career paths, and receive personalized admissions guidance.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But in his youth lies the reason for anonymity and pretense, Hoback claims.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Liberals, apparently, got up close to voters under the pretense of handing out food and water.
    Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Jacob believed that the capitalization of common nouns was an inorganic import and did away with it, a choice that inspired parodies in the German press.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Saturday Night Live recap: Host John Mulaney makes grand return with Chappell Roan and surprise guests To start, Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim sing a Lion King parody revealing that the carton is filled with possum milk.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In an October 23, 2020 Instagram post, Shah donned a structured corset-dress apparently made of Joe Biden signs.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The singer donned a short wig as well as Prince’s iconic purple coat and boots from the movie while holding a matching guitar.
    Staff Author, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The source of those flames: a Christmas celebration that climaxes with ten helicopters dropping fake snow on the partygoers, a stunt that turns out to be a bad idea because of strong winds and some not-up-to-code fire extinguishers.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
  • After 1935, duck and goose hunters were limited to fake decoys.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The symbols showed images of fringed textiles and vessels being carried in nets, many of which are moving toward building facades.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The concept of the new boutique is defined by a bright facade bathed in backlight, with crisscrossing lines creating green triangular shapes that echo the brand’s classic logo.
    Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024

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