put over
verb
put over; putting over; puts over
3
: to achieve or carry through by deceit or trickery
put one over on me
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Examples of put over in a Sentence
as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year
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Chop up candy or candy bars with a knife or scissors and put over ice cream or frozen yogurt.
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Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
When Cody tried to put over the gaudy Crown Jewel Championship, fans did not seem all that impressed with it.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Audiences can tell a comic almost everything that comic needs to hear in order to tighten, sharpen and put over a few minutes of material.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Indeed, with the government putting over $50 billion into clean energy R&D every year, China has become a global hub for energy innovation.
—S. Julio Friedmann, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2011
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Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
When Cody tried to put over the gaudy Crown Jewel Championship, fans did not seem all that impressed with it.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Audiences can tell a comic almost everything that comic needs to hear in order to tighten, sharpen and put over a few minutes of material.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Indeed, with the government putting over $50 billion into clean energy R&D every year, China has become a global hub for energy innovation.
—S. Julio Friedmann, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2011
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“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20over. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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