put back
phrasal verb
put back; putting back; puts back
1
: to return (something) to the place where it belongs
Remember to put the vacuum cleaner back in the closet after you've used it.
The books had been put back neatly on the shelf.
2
British
: to change (a planned event) to start at a later date or time
They put back the game until next week.
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Listen to this article The Elizabeth School District has yet to return 19 books that a federal judge last month ordered be put back on library shelves as district leaders appeal the ruling — and despite a law firm’s unsolicited donation of the titles in question.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
The reversal puts back in place a minimum wage of $13.30 per hour, set in an executive order from President Obama and left mostly intact by the first Trump administration.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Now there is a policy debate at the highest levels of the U.S. military about what is the best way to counter the Houthis, which the Trump administration has put back on the State Department’s terror list.
—Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
Conservatism is supposed to be rooted in respect for history, traditions, systems and principles — not blowing everything up and then seeing which shards and rubble surviving the explosion might be fit to put back together.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
The reversal puts back in place a minimum wage of $13.30 per hour, set in an executive order from President Obama and left mostly intact by the first Trump administration.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Now there is a policy debate at the highest levels of the U.S. military about what is the best way to counter the Houthis, which the Trump administration has put back on the State Department’s terror list.
—Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
Conservatism is supposed to be rooted in respect for history, traditions, systems and principles — not blowing everything up and then seeing which shards and rubble surviving the explosion might be fit to put back together.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Put back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20back. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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