as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year
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Recent Examples of put over
The colossal system will put over 100 million people at risk of severe weather, from blizzard conditions in the northern Plains to tornadoes and wildfires in the South.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The hood was put over Sigmon's head, and an employee opened the black pull shade that shielded where the three prison system volunteer shooters were.
—Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
So far, around 36 extensions have been compromised, putting over 2.6 million Chrome users at risk of having their browsing data and account credentials exposed.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The hood was put over Sigmon's head, and an employee opened the black pull shade that shielded where the three prison system volunteer shooters were.
—Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
So far, around 36 extensions have been compromised, putting over 2.6 million Chrome users at risk of having their browsing data and account credentials exposed.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put over
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She’s now been forced to postpone more shows and cancel outright festival appearances in Mexico and California.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
5 Apr. 2025
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The prospect of continued rain Saturday morning was enough to lead to organizers of the Bentonville Half Marathon to postpone the event, which was originally scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas established a school scoring record for a three-game series, averaging 17 runs in the seven-inning games — the first via run rule on Saturday, the next two on Sunday shortened after weather delayed the series — against the Tigers, who averaged three runs per game.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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What may happen is a pause by some companies in shipping goods to the U.S. Automaker Jaguar Land Rover and gaming outfit Nintendo have already announced a change of plans; the former is pausing shipment of its cars for a month, and Nintendo delayed pre-orders for its new Switch 2 console.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those duties will take effect next week unless Trump opts again to defer them or reaches a deal with the other countries’ heads of state.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2025
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To oust her, the government needs to reconvene after deferring the matter to the same committee that appointed her and hearing its recommendation.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Upon her arrival, she’s put off by the presence of Camille’s two close friends Isaac (Jeremy O. Harris) and AJ (James Cusati-Moyer).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2025
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Many spoke of putting off seeing doctors and dentists and foregoing the purchase of prescription drugs.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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