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putting on



VERB
stage a performance
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be truthful


Example Sentences

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I think AI and the pressure that it’s putting on young people makes the sort of extended dependence on families—that has been going on for a couple of decades now—in some ways more explicit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"People came from all over south Wales to work there. They learnt about the TV industry. They learned about the music industry, putting on gigs."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The company is putting on host workshops in all 16 cities in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"I have girls as young as 20 years old walking in, coming in from college, and putting on a fox jacket," Cowit told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

When she thought about putting on the fine clothes she couldn’t just sit around and wait.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers



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