put away

verb

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1
as in to inter
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea the naval authorities put away the body yesterday

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2
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately after a hit man had put away her husband, she'd be free to marry her lover

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3
as in to eat
to take in as food can easily put away an entire bowl of popcorn at a single sitting

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Recent Examples of put away Try to put away more of your income to save for future goals. — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The Evening Tasks After dinner, closing the house for the night would include making sure the kitchen was entirely tidy (including floors) and everything was put away. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2026 Most landscapes do not need pesticides to thrive, so put away the chemicals. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026 Of course, this is no tragedy — there comes a time to put away childish things, 40-something video-gamers notwithstanding — but the movie comes close to regarding it as such. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for put away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put away
  1. inter
  2. assassinate
  3. eat
  4. bury
  5. murder
  6. consume
  7. slay
  8. execute
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  • Several individuals had been interred within burial cists made of volcanic tuff.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
  • On June 26 of this year, Bloch, a Jew who identified as such only when dealing with anti-Semites, was interred in the Pantheon, the final resting place of so many of France’s great literary and cultural figures.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
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  • One of the most famous examples comes from Archbishop Óscar Romero, who was assassinated in 1980 and declared a saint by Pope Francis in 2018.
    — Gina Perez, The Conversation, 21 July 2026
  • Then, a few weeks later, Israel blew up the ongoing talks by assassinating both Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas representative leading peace talks in Qatar, and Mohammed Deif, a top decision-maker inside Gaza.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
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  • After facing a man-eating Cyclops (Bill Irwin) and an island full of armored giants known as the Laestrygonians, the Greeks land on Circe’s island on the hunt for food.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
  • What’s more thrilling than watching dinosaurs try to eat people alive on the big screen?
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 19 July 2026
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  • She is also buried at the estate, which her family has owned for over 500 years.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 July 2026
  • Another one of Meghan’s photos shows the family’s visit to Althorp, the ancestral home of Princess Diana, and the place where she is buried.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
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  • The Barzani Genocide of 1983 saw around 8,000 men and boys from that tribe abducted and murdered.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • There’s also Mary Hazelton, a woman who was murdered and found stuffed in trunk inside her apartment in 1909.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
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  • This allowed the federal government to more easily zero in on a common culprit that had been consumed, which in turn helped identify the source of an outbreak, such as a specific farm, ranch or distributor.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The company behind the beer Sam Adams told NBC Boston its Boston Taproom ran out of Samuel Adams Boston Lager one weekend because of the Tartan Army, which drank four times as much beer as is consumed on a typical four-day weekend.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 July 2026
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  • Symbolism Historically, dragon-slaying stories portrayed the treasure hoard as the ultimate test of a hero’s character.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother were found slain by 29 (or 30) whacks in Fall River, Massachusetts.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 21 July 2026
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  • Surpass the second apron, and a team loses its ability to execute most types of trades and most kinds of free-agent signings.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026
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