as in to phase out
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Recent Examples of put aside
Division rival Puka Nacua was also a coach, but Purdy said the two were able to put aside their differences for at least a couple of hours.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Some of that space is being put aside for contract extensions for the 2023 class — Nacua, OLB Byron Young, DT Kobie Turner and LG Steve Avila, to be specific.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
One rule of thumb is to put aside enough to have access to 70%-80% of your current income.
—David McMillin, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
By Monday, any lingering concerns about Warsh or his history of hawkishness had been largely put aside as Wall Street turned its attention to surprisingly strong US manufacturing data.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Some of that space is being put aside for contract extensions for the 2023 class — Nacua, OLB Byron Young, DT Kobie Turner and LG Steve Avila, to be specific.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
One rule of thumb is to put aside enough to have access to 70%-80% of your current income.
—David McMillin, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
By Monday, any lingering concerns about Warsh or his history of hawkishness had been largely put aside as Wall Street turned its attention to surprisingly strong US manufacturing data.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put aside
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In a major reversal after a decade of working to phase out nuclear technology, Japan in 2022 announced plans to accelerate reactor restarts and bolster nuclear power as a stable energy source.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Agreements made among Xcel, the PUC and several parties in the past few years call for Xcel Energy to phase out coal for environmental and economic reasons.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Downtown was shut off to everyone but emergency personnel.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Kuwait, Iraq, and the UAE are shutting off wells as storage tanks overflow.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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The first, from 1956, was buried under the ever-accumulating ice, and the second, from 1975, was preëmptively dismantled to avoid a similar fate.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Here, both are completely dismantled and scuffed to the point of being barely recognizable.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20aside. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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