as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation
he gets put out if anyone disturbs his dinner
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as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
put out the campfire before leaving
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as in to annoy
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
my father was put out by all the street noise outside our house
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as in to weigh
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
if it wouldn't put you out too much, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport?
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as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form
though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog
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Recent Examples of put out
Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Firefighters put out a blaze in a museum in Sevastopol, Crimea, on June 10 after it was hit by a Ukrainian drone.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Despite being about the size of my hand, the speaker puts out loud, crystal-clear sound with an impressive twelve-hour battery life.
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Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
Their entire knockout route would be set depending on this, so to put out a second-string team came as a surprise.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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The Grammy winner, 38, put out Bitch, her first record in four years, on June 5.
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Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Firefighters put out a blaze in a museum in Sevastopol, Crimea, on June 10 after it was hit by a Ukrainian drone.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Despite being about the size of my hand, the speaker puts out loud, crystal-clear sound with an impressive twelve-hour battery life.
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Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
Their entire knockout route would be set depending on this, so to put out a second-string team came as a surprise.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
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Hardin is more amused than annoyed, particularly given the origin of the FTD Burger.
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Still, Pochettino’s tone indicated he was still annoyed to have lost.
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Beijing has exerted greater institutional control in Tibet since Xi Jinping became the country's president in 2012.
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Avard grew concerned that the Chinese bottled water company Nongfu Spring, which purchased a more than 375,000 square-foot industrial property in Nashua in 2025, would begin to exert influence over the local political process.
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After the first was extinguished, police searched the home and found no occupants inside.
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Helitack crews – like the one from Rifle County – often parachute into remote areas and help coordinate water drops to extinguish the flames.
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Paraguay’s tactics, seeking to frustrate and disrupt France, had annoyed Henry as well as the current team and coach.
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Others are annoyed that its ambiguous language will create confusion over how — or if — the state will enforce compliance.
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Now the county is weighing greenlighting a nearly $80,000 event.
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The department’s definition laid out several criteria used to weigh if degrees count as professional programs.
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In its latest half-year earnings, published May 21, EasyJet reported a pre-tax loss of £552 million for the six months ending March 31, despite a 12% jump in half-year revenues to £4 billion, warning of price rises and slower bookings.
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Vogue Business assessed the 64 shows and presentations published on Vogue Runway and contacted each brand to verify the findings (brands were given 48 hours to respond).
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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On Friday, a cloud of irritated bees swarmed the linden’s trunk about 20 feet up, where wind from strong storms the night before had snapped it.
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Wiener asked for amendments to the bill during the bill’s review and in the committee meeting, including that the lifetime ban only be applied to Tier 3 members.
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The ruling establishes the legal standard going forward and does not change the law that applied previously.
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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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