putting in

present participle of put in
as in planting
to put or set into the ground to grow put in a crop of winter wheat

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Recent Examples of putting in To prevent the pipe from getting blocked in the future, Shafer said, the district is putting in a flap gate in October to stop water from backing up. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Otherwise, though, Moore, who like a year ago has been quick out of the blocks with early season goals against Cardiff City and Millwall, was well shackled despite putting in an energetic shift. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 That includes specialized medical care for villagers or putting in volunteer time at orphanages. — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The state is actually putting in so much money to maintain a system of oppression in order to maintain its iron grip on power. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 Our guys are pushing each other by showing up and putting in the work. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Most governments have so far balked at putting in place mandatory rules about what safeguards companies developing advanced AI systems need to build into their models or have in place internally to guard against losing control of AI agents. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 22 July 2026 Volunteer in Your Community With students typically putting in community service hours during the school season, summer can see a dip in volunteer numbers. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026 Kwame Crockett is among a sizable share of flexible workers who are putting in full-time hours at the plant. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting in
Verb
  • Teaching teams how to win, planting seeds of a healthy culture and seeing the fruits of that laborious efforts, is far more important than picking at the top of any draft.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Atlanta lawyer sues Alabama city alleging dirty cop A police officer faces criminal charges for planting evidence in the attorney’s car.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Drugs that would otherwise have moved on stayed in Fiji, seeding this domestic market which didn't really exist before.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Fever fans were also watching the Lynx matchup for playoff seeding purposes.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As the chief explained it, the man was drilling a hole in the limestone mine when a rock fell in.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Rodriguez was drilling a mounting hole the day after Thanksgiving in 2024.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Putting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20in. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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