put aside
phrasal verb
put aside; putting aside; puts aside
1
: to save or keep (something, such as money) to be used at a later time
She's been putting aside some money for a vacation.
Can you put a few minutes aside for a short meeting?
2
: to stop worrying or thinking about (something)
We need to put these problems aside for now and get the work done.
It's time to put aside our differences and start working together.
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The big heroes and villains of the setting have put aside their differences to stop Cthulhu and the Old Ones from destroying their world.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Earlier this session, lawmakers brought forward a bill that would have put aside $500,000 to purchase at least two body scanners for York Correctional Institution, which houses the state’s women, and Manson Youth Institution.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
The market reaction over the past three days is clearly signaling that investors are feeling better about the tariff threat and, at least for now , are willing to put aside their other concerns.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,jeff Marks, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Parker Benjamin’s application pledges to put aside four apartments for tenants earning no more than 80% of the region’s median income, and would target the other 12 to be affordable to people making 100% or less of the region’s median income.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Earlier this session, lawmakers brought forward a bill that would have put aside $500,000 to purchase at least two body scanners for York Correctional Institution, which houses the state’s women, and Manson Youth Institution.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
The market reaction over the past three days is clearly signaling that investors are feeling better about the tariff threat and, at least for now , are willing to put aside their other concerns.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,jeff Marks, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Parker Benjamin’s application pledges to put aside four apartments for tenants earning no more than 80% of the region’s median income, and would target the other 12 to be affordable to people making 100% or less of the region’s median income.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20aside. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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