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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On the 4 back to Grand Central, Yankees fans and Mets fans put aside their differences and chanted about the Celtics, the same four-letter suggestion some had for Soto earlier.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Why Senators spoke for hours Oregon Sen. Wayne Morse held the record for 4 years with his 1953 attempt to stop the Tidelands bill, which put aside some offshore oil lands as a Navy reserve, according to the Library of Congress.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Rogen added that there was one script that had to be put aside because it couldn’t be cast.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Additionally, Vanguard suggests that employees in volatile and well-paying sectors should consider putting aside 6–12 months of funds, just in case of a layoff, major loss in the stock market or other Black Swan event.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Why Senators spoke for hours Oregon Sen. Wayne Morse held the record for 4 years with his 1953 attempt to stop the Tidelands bill, which put aside some offshore oil lands as a Navy reserve, according to the Library of Congress.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Rogen added that there was one script that had to be put aside because it couldn’t be cast.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Additionally, Vanguard suggests that employees in volatile and well-paying sectors should consider putting aside 6–12 months of funds, just in case of a layoff, major loss in the stock market or other Black Swan event.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for put aside
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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20aside. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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