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 The summertime initiative to put in physical barriers has met with approval from Bike West Hartford, a nonprofit cyclist advocacy group. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025 Together, the father-and-son pair put in the manual labor and concrete work to create an up-to-par facility for Derrick’s practices. Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025 Thus, the plot is economically and effectively put in motion, while the audience soaks up the visual splendor of the fantastical world where they’ll be immersed for the next 100 minutes. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 11 July 2025 State and local tax deduction changes For tax year 2025, filers earning up to $500,000 a year can claim up to $40,000 in state and local tax deductions on their federal tax returns, up from the previous $10,000 limit put in place by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for put in
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  • The old sandy beach was converted into open space where the county is planting native vegetation and creating bioswales and rain gardens, which help reduce runoff.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
  • In Zone 1, homeowners should remove any flammable vegetation within 30 feet of a structure and focus on planting drought-tolerant and fire-resistant plant species in moderation.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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  • Florida is a huge player on this stage, receiving over $800 million dollars in NIH grants annually, supporting over 14,000 jobs, producing more than $2.8 billion in economic activity, and seeding innumerable opportunities for our students.
    Seth Tomchik, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025
  • Chinese officials still decry the opium crisis that foreign traders seeded two centuries ago.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025
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  • Once the first seven vertebrae are drilled, Ross takes over on the left side to drill holes on the same vertebrae on the opposite side of the spinal cord.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
  • However, the noise could be caused by a woodpecker drilling on the gutters or near to one of them.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 21 July 2025

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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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