do away with

phrase

1

: to put an end to : abolish

chose to do away with a number of positions

doing away with formalities

2

: to put to death : kill

Examples of do away with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This includes relaxing rules around flaring—or burning off excess natural gas at well sites—as well as doing away with a program that requires speedy fixes for large methane leaks. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

Those include scrapping several existing repayment options and doing away with payment pauses for struggling student loan borrowers. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,jessica Dickler,sarah Agostino,greg Iacurci,lorie Konish,annie Nova,sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

In the middle of the fourth, Fox did away with the conventional pod altogether and threw to its on-field studio desk. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

This does away with any germs that might remain, as well as cleaning up the matte film that the bleach leaves behind on my floors. — The Spruce, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1