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
This indicates a bigger-than-usual appetite for puts over calls among short-term traders.
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Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The fires in Oregon have put over 9,000 people under an evacuation warning Monday, with 1,747 under a level three notice that advises residents to leave the area immediately, according to the Oregon Office of Emergency Management.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
If the brain pushes fictional others into one container while real people are put over here, that’s potentially a problem.
—Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American, 29 July 2024
Consider adding a dosing funnel to put over the portafilter to avoid spills.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 24 June 2024
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Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The fires in Oregon have put over 9,000 people under an evacuation warning Monday, with 1,747 under a level three notice that advises residents to leave the area immediately, according to the Oregon Office of Emergency Management.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
If the brain pushes fictional others into one container while real people are put over here, that’s potentially a problem.
—Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American, 29 July 2024
Consider adding a dosing funnel to put over the portafilter to avoid spills.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 24 June 2024
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Thanks to to novel coronavirus global pandemic, Hugh Jackman’s The Music Man is postponed to spring 2021.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Gallant was scheduled to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in Washington in early October — a trip Gallant initiated — but it was postponed at Netanyahu’s request.Max Burman, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In August 2024, the Financial Times reported that 40% of more than 100 projects evaluated were delayed.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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This year, state laws still in place in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin prohibiting election workers from counting early votes until Election Day are expected to delay results again.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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After the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, reviewed the national security implications of the sale, the Biden administration deferred a decision until after the election.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, only 14% of employees deferred the maximum amount into 401(k) plans, according to Vanguard’s 2024 How America Saves report, which included data from 1,500 qualified plans and nearly 5 million participants.Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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What’s more, the same Marvel source said there’s a chance some viewers put off watching Agatha until all episodes were released on Halloween eve, turning the series into a spooky-season binge.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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More than three-quarters of Americans put off important health check-ups, according to a recent Aflac Wellness Matters Survey.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20over. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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