PUTTING UP Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

putting up

verb

present participle of put up

as in erecting

to fix in an upright position the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof

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as in building

to form by putting together parts or materials plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens

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as in selling

to offer for sale to the public put their possessions up for auction

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as in housing

to provide with living quarters or shelter the university puts up students in a variety of buildings

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as in plotting

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies

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as in storing

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of putting up The city of Hollywood spent the weekend preparing for more flooding by putting up blockades and panels in neighborhoods prone to flooding to try and prevent as much water as possible from moving inland. — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The Bears racked up yards and points, putting up 59 points on the Panthers. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The Indians continued their rampage on Thursday night, putting up 41 more points in Week 3 as the Indians came away with a 41-27 win over McKinney Boyd in front of a homecoming crowd at Keller ISD Stadium. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 Eldridge is quietly putting up numbers in his age-21 season that put him in rarified company in the history of the game. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Businesses here are also trying to woo the sailors, with some putting up banners to welcome them. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 Prior to Labor Day, the behemoth is putting up its hottest brands, from the cost-conscious to the premium, for 45 percent off and occasionally even more. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 According to Bloomberg, Walter is now shopping around private deals that offer double-digit yields, putting up his own personal stake in his asset management firm as collateral. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Existing fantasy soccer fans are used to putting up with these headaches, but the WSL isn’t only trying to appeal to them. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026

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Abdel Gelil is now sheltering with family in the southwestern city of Taiz, while others are sleeping in the streets or erecting makeshift tents out of plastic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
During a Sunday appearance on CNN, Johnson rebuffed the idea that lawmakers should rush into an emergency session to consider erecting industry guardrails.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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Many advisors also aim to reduce your lifetime tax bill with such strategies as selling profitable assets during your lower income years.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Fremantle, which has a first-look deal with Me+You, is selling the show globally.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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During a press event on the Paramount lot Tuesday, hours after the merger had closed, Skydance CEO David Ellison revealed that the two lots, each historically and currently housing both film and TV, would be organized differently.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Amid speculation that Drexel plans to sell the 150-year-old building housing the Academy, Philadelphia's city council proposed altering local zoning overlays in order to make selling the building or converting it to other uses more difficult.

— Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

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Torture of political opponents The indictment details several cases involving military officers, opposition figures and other detainees accused of plotting against Maduro.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Jair Bolsonaro is now serving a 27-year prison sentence under house arrest after being convicted of plotting to overturn that election and prevent Lula from taking office.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

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The Pentagon is informing more than 2 million current and former military members that their personnel records storing sensitive personal information were stolen over a monthslong compromise of one of its networks.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
The facility would include data centers and some 456 small nuclear reactors, along with a facility to produce nuclear fuel and others for storing nuclear waste, according to a proposal from the company to federal regulators.

— Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

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In bidding to halt Howard's execution, his attorneys had filed a motion hours earlier before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals raising concerns about the quality of Texas' execution drugs.

— JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Governments are borrowing heavily to finance fiscal deficits, while companies are raising funds to invest in emerging technologies, creating an imbalance that could keep upward pressure on interest rates.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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Compass is constructing five hyperscale data centers on the former Sears Headquarters campus.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
This includes repairing roofs, modernizing classrooms, upgrading heating and cooling systems, improving security and constructing new buildings.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026