disposing of

phrase

present participle of dispose of
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disposing of Instead, consumers should follow their local requirements for disposing of lithium-ion products. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Steffens encouraged residents to contact the village of Gurnee or the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County to learn about chemical waste days, rather than improperly disposing of materials. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 The area would have been ideal for Shergar's kidnappers to get away with disposing of a body, according to journalist Tommy Conlon, who wrote a book about the IRA kidnapping of supermarket executive Don Tidey. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 The Food and Drug Administration recommends disposing of drugs by dropping them off at a take-back location or by mailing them using a prepaid envelope that is delivered to a facility where the drugs are incinerated. — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 The issue first surfaced in February when Croatian police and Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, arrested 13 people suspected of illegally importing and disposing of hazardous waste. — Darko Bandic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Contact the healthcare distributor or facility that provided the injections to ask about their protocol for returning or disposing of them. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 That work has included disposing of most of the furniture that was in the building and removing old ceiling tiles as part of abatement efforts, Tomlinson said. — Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026 Area recycling guidelines can also prohibit stores from disposing of them easily. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disposing of
setting aside
Phrase
  • The Guardian breaks down how people are folding screen-free time into everyday routines, from creating physical distance from their phones to setting aside longer stretches without any screens at all.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • City officials are setting aside the town hall for residents to learn more about the technology and question how it is being used in their community.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Disposing of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disposing%20of. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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