putting

NOUN

acting

Synonyms

STRONG

assuming characterization depiction dramatics dramatizing enacting enactment feigning hamming histrionics imitating imitation impersonation improvisation mime mimicry pantomime performance playing portrayal portraying posing posturing pretending pretense rendition seeming simulating stagecraft stooging theatre theatricals

WEAK

play acting showing off

NOUN

miniature golf

Synonyms

WEAK

mini golf par-three golf peewee golf putt-putt

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Overconcentration in Asia’s AI superstars is causing concern that investors are putting all their eggs into one basket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Why are Scotland fans putting traffic cones on statues in Boston?

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro has been putting out several fires just three months from the election.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

C.K. riffs at length about the bags under his eyes, the existential terror of waking up and the absurdity of putting his father in a retirement home.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

I took the eggs quickly, searching out the largest ones, putting them carefully in Sean’s cap, nesting them in bits of grass to be sure they wouldn’t break.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

putting

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