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 Nixon put in a bowling alley, Obama made the tennis court a basketball court. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025 When Harowitz’s team saw that Warner had removed hundreds of shorts from HBO Max, Tubi picked up the phone and put in an offer, scooping up as many of the Looney Tunes shorts as Warner would release. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025 The three of them struck a deal, with Roschman and Ozer opening a joint account, each putting in $62,500 to get the project rolling, as outlined in federal court documents. Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 Zero patience for negativity and the block button is putting in serious work today. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put in
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  • Not Watering Enough Many gardeners water fruit trees for the first few weeks after planting, but then significantly reduce watering or stop watering entirely.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Fall is a great time to plant daylilies because plants have a long time to establish roots before blooming, often resulting in improved flowering the first season.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Incidentally, the berries — technically seeds with a casing — do contain toxins and should be handled only with gloves.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Seed Cool-Season Grass in Fall There are numerous benefits of seeding a cool-season lawn in late summer or early fall.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • The aim is to drill the first well slowly, entering five different geologic zones and testing for oil and gas in each of them.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Dart and the Giants should’ve been victorious in Denver, too, but a collapse of epic proportions ensued with Wil Lutz drilling a game-winning field goal to cement the biggest comeback win this season in the NFL.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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