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putting on

VERB

pretend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

don fake pull

WEAK

act affect assume bluff confound confuse counterfeit deceive feign make believe masquerade playact pose put on a front put on an act sham simulate strike take on trick

Antonyms

WEAK

be truthful

VERB

stage a performance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

produce

WEAK

do mount present show

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

The stock has fallen 8.7% this year in part due to investors’ worries about the return Meta’s AI investments will generate and the pressure they are putting on its free cash flow.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Now we answer by doing what we do best: putting on the most compelling show in sports.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But as he was putting on his parka, Chris came up to him.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis