put-on
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Mr. Stoll projects a slick self-confidence that seems slightly put-on, a hard crust over a more complicated personality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Even the husky TED-talking voice Holmes used to invest herself with greater seriousness and authority was a put-on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2025
Though they were more put-on and hammed-up in the following two feature-length films, each character’s unique traits remained intact.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025
He described the unorthodox and at times controversial comedian Andy Kaufman as “the pre-eminent put-on artist of his generation” and “a pioneering practitioner of various cultural trends long before they ever became trends.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
His voice was poshish but not as posh as Mum's put-on posh.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
“I try to just be very clean with what I eat, what I put on my skin,” she says, holding a drink that contains high-fructose corn syrup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
"From that day on that little voice telling me to stay in bed was put on mute."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
On January 2 Contreras was handcuffed when he showed up for his immigration hearing, put on a plane and flown to his native Honduras.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
But it’s likely such geopolitical and inflation angst may be put on the back burner as traders turn their focus to the U.S. second-quarter corporate earnings season.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
He sighed and put on the lab coat.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
