puts across

verb

present tense third-person singular of put across
as in puts over

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  1. conveys
  2. communicates
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  • Instead, Ortega’s Klara conveys the broad, plucky winsomeness of a YA heroine.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The novel conveys the moral decency of one man determined to do right.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • If the ad also communicates that vaping can destroy lungs irreversibly, the teen audience is likely to experience extreme fear while at the same time feeling like there’s no way to fix the problem.
    — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The repairer reads these messages, communicates with customers directly, and sometimes learns the story behind a pair of jeans that has been treasured for decades.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
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