put together
Idioms-
Build, assemble, create, as in We put together the new bookcase , or This writer can't put together a coherent sentence . [First half of 1500s]
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Combine mentally, as in Once she put this and that together she knew exactly what had happened . [First half of 1600s] Also see put our heads together ; put two and two together .
Example Sentences
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Jordan credited Hamlin, who still drives for Joe Gibbs Racing, as the “mastermind” who put together a team that is seeing such great success early this season.
From Los Angeles Times
She looked casual but put together—someone Rachel would like.
From Literature
I’d just put together that I needed to hide the letter, and fast, when his hand shot out to grab it.
From Literature
If a plan was put together recently, the former official said, it was likely compiled quickly and without much vetting from multiple parts of the government.
In the next room, another editor put together a scene featuring AI-generated video of jet fighters preparing to take off.
From BBC
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