PUT IN Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

put in

verb

Definition of 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 Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen star and put in tremendous performances. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The choices of what to put in each episode — and when to cut from one timeline to another — have sometimes felt arbitrary, and have often disrupted the story’s overall flow. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 If a parent has an illness so contagious that the hospital can’t adequately protect other patients from it, such as tuberculosis, the parent and child would probably be put in an isolation room with special airflow to contain germs. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 That was my character being so giddy and pleased by the fact that Sheridan is finally being put in his place. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put in

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After Joplin police reached out to the FBI, the campaign manager told federal authorities that Ross wanted the drugs planted in Secker’s car or purse while Ross was on vacation in South Carolina, the affidavit alleges.

— Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Five years ago, David Mueller planted a 12-acre (5 hectare) field of Kernza, a perennial grain similar to native grasses found in parts of Europe and western Asia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of plant

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The Rainmaker drones seeded in a particular pattern in the clouds, and the resulting snowfall was easy to spot on radar as theirs.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
The game was a nonregion contest, but all games now count in qualifying and seeding teams for the playoffs using the GHSA’s Post Season Rankings.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of seed

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Scheduled for late 2026, Ceres will drill the world’s first commercial-scale superhot horizontal wells, bringing subterranean power one step closer to the grid.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
After getting sick, Kimbrel threw one pitch and drilled Miami’s Kyle Stowers in the foot.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026