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put-on

[poot-on, -awn, poot-on, -awn] / ˈpʊtˌɒn, -ˌɔn, ˈpʊtˈɒn, -ˈɔn /


put on


VERB
stage a performance
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be truthful


Example Sentences

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First, you need to put on your own oxygen mask before you give $5,000 oxygen masks to each of your family members.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

But Kernow FA, who are a 'football alliance' that represent Cornwall at international level, want to put on a game between their Cornish team and Pachuca in Mexico to inspire the county's football going forward.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In the four years since he put on the orange-and-blue jersey, Brunson has led the entire league in fourth-quarter scoring in the playoffs, outpacing the next-most-clutch performer by more than 100 points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

LaPread played bass on the band’s most memorable songs, including “Easy,” “Three Times a Lady” and “Brick House,” the latter a song that LaPread insisted they put on the album.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

As a compromise, I put on a pair of jeans from the bag.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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