put across
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However, the technology then needs to be able to adapt this to put across the required tone or volume, to put words together in a natural-sounding way.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024
His poorly reviewed movie performances certainly raise the possibility that he’s trying to put across a fully formed character in his music and merely failing to get it done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Baltimore entered 24th among the 30 major league teams in scoring, then put across its highest runs total since beating Oakland 18-2 on Aug. 16, 2015.
From Fox News ● Jun. 6, 2021
Díaz shoots and edits this process to put across a sense of quietude and patience, emphasizing process.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
Kennedy, a folklorist at heart, apparently wanted to put across the most dramatic story possible, and therefore included not only his own anti-Klan activities but those of another man, code-named John Brown.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
