put over

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 Lynch could return to challenge or put over someone for the U.S. title. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Because his drug was a gene therapy, public grant money and private philanthropy played an especially central role, with the National Institutes of Health alone putting over $450 million into science related to SMA. Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025 Because his drug was a gene therapy, public grant money and private philanthropy played an especially central role, with the National Institutes of Health alone putting over $450 million into science related to SMA. Robin Fields, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2025 Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for put over
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  • Clean up habitat down by the L.A. River Volunteers are needed from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve for Friends of the L.A. River’s habitat restoration day and Earth Month celebration, postponed because of rain last month.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
  • Hartford Courant Central opener postponed: Thursday’s games in the NEC tournament in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. were postponed due to rain.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
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  • At least three lawsuits have been filed against the company for delaying the features and circulating misleading iPhone 16 ads regarding Apple Intelligence.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
  • Newark’s airport was again plagued by delays over Memorial Day weekend, with more than 150 flights in and 230 flights out delayed on Saturday, according to flight-tracking data.
    Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
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  • The agreement appears to essentially lock in the exemptions in perpetuity, requiring any future Ukrainian legislation to defer and yield to this international treaty.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • The city can achieve their highest statutory purpose, boost local jobs and the local economy, and address critical environmental needs — needs that will become more expensive if deferred.
    Jim Peugh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
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  • Residents of the surrounding neighborhood were put off at first.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
  • Data reveals that communities of color, including Black and Latinx populations, are more likely to be uninsured or put off care because of financial difficulties.
    Lynya Floyd, Allure, 23 May 2025

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“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20over. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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