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 The draft limit, an increase from the 48-foot limit the canal had put in place in late August, took effect Tuesday and stands until further notice. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 There was like ten minutes of just chaos, with kids throwing dirt everywhere and getting excited to get little seeds put in their hands, and then being able to bring their plant home, and take care of it. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 This and that ▪ Spoelstra has already been impressed by the amount of work Antetokounmpo puts in behind the scenes. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 The filing emphasizes that his intention is solely to protect his daughter’s future assets until a permanent administrator can be put in place. — Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put in

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In pre-industrial times, farmers planted an array of different crops in the same space, creating a diverse environment that mimicked natural ecosystems.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Working with Accursio Farms, the Knaus team will plant 25,000 strawberry plants in the field next to the property.

— Connie Ogle October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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That latest round of NFL-booth musical chairs has already seeded some decidedly dodgy ideas in the minds of our keenest sports-media types.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026
In the early 1990s, Gordon Getty seeded Newsom’s Napa Valley wine start-up, PlumpJack, which Newsom launched with Gordon’s son Billy and named after an opera Gordon had composed.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

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Researchers investigating the site believed by some to be Noah's Ark have just wrapped up their first full field season — drilling more than 60 feet beneath the site and collecting hundreds of samples now undergoing laboratory analysis.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Halliburton will drill a new well for the project and contribute its subsurface, drilling, and well-construction expertise.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

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