- present participle of put.
putting
Example Sentences
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General Mills, Conagra, and McCormick are pursuing cost savings, but rising food commodity prices are putting renewed pressure on their expenses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Groskop also advises putting a post-it note on your laptop camera and reminding yourself to look there and not at people on the screen.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
One reason is that new generics and biosimilars, and competition among drug makers more broadly, are putting downward pressure on prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Opinion polls show neither candidate is likely to reach more than the 50 percent threshold required to win in the first round on Sunday, putting them neck-and-neck in an October 25 runoff.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
“They are putting the Neelys on the road?”
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
