as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation he gets put out if anyone disturbs his dinner
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as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning put out the campfire before leaving
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as in to annoy
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts my father was put out by all the street noise outside our house
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as in to weigh
to cause discomfort to or trouble for if it wouldn't put you out too much, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport?
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as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog
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Recent Examples of put out
Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 Red Sox owner John Henry put out a statement addressing the decision. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Deputies put out a be-on-the-lookout for a dark-colored car. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 The administration also put out video out the man sprinting through the checkpoint. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put out
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When the war began, the White House put out a picture of Gabbard and Vance meeting with a few Cabinet officials in the Situation Room, looking like they’d been sent to the kids’ table at a wedding. —Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 Red Sox owner John Henry put out a statement addressing the decision. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Deputies put out a be-on-the-lookout for a dark-colored car. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 The administration also put out video out the man sprinting through the checkpoint. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
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The secretary did not obtain permission from the White House to attend a political event and made an aggressive push for the president to endorse his son-in-law, reportedly causing senior White House staff to become annoyed with him.— Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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Still annoyed, weirdly offended, and slightly spiraling.— Jenna Ryu, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026
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Central to the case is how far a president can go to exert their influence over the Fed.— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Vince still exerted autocratic control.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Any outdoor fires should be extinguished properly, such as by using plenty of water and stirring until everything is cold to the touch.— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
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Battery fires can be more challenging to extinguish and clean up, though fire departments are increasingly trained to handle lithium-ion blazes.— Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the president doesn’t get annoyed with him once or twice.— NBC news, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
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Maybe annoyed enough to fix it.— Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2026
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The state’s highest court, the SJC, heard arguments in a community lawsuit filed by the Defenders and Emerald Necklace Conservancy earlier this month, and is weighing its claim that the project’s professional soccer use would illegally privatize public parkland.— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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At the time of the sale, the Running Point writers room happened to be in the middle of breaking a season two episode where the Gordon family weighs the ramifications if one of them, or their spouse, were to sell their shares in the team.— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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Last month, state-run newspaper Economic Daily published a commentary calling for an end to the food delivery price wars.— John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the results showed that, across the board, participants felt more irritated and unsettled when the infrasound was turned on, regardless of which kind of music was playing, and their cortisol levels increased significantly.— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
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The Timberwolves defended the length of the floor and irritated Denver.— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
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Conventional warfare, in which bombs are dropped, shipping channels are mined, and the Geneva Conventions apply more broadly, tends to be time-limited (even if the conflict endures for a long period of time).— Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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Catcher Lauren Cauthen applied the tag on the strike from Gonzalez, who is committed to Washington.— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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