1
as in to inter
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
the naval authorities put away the body yesterday
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2
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
after a hit man had put away her husband, she'd be free to marry her lover
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3
as in to eat
to take in as food
can easily put away an entire bowl of popcorn at a single sitting
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Recent Examples of put away
In many of the games the team needed a ruthless finisher up front to put away chances.
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Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Laundry day can be stressful, if not for any other reason than putting away all the clothes.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2025
Kevin Verville agreed to put away groceries while Sheila drove his wife and baby to the agency office to fill out paperwork.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
But Thuram’s injury and Marko Arnautovic’s misses in the first leg of their last-16 clash stopped Inter from putting away Atletico Madrid, who seized on a mistake by Benjamin Pavard to come back from 1-0 down in the second leg and 2-0 down in the tie to knock them out.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Laundry day can be stressful, if not for any other reason than putting away all the clothes.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2025
Kevin Verville agreed to put away groceries while Sheila drove his wife and baby to the agency office to fill out paperwork.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
But Thuram’s injury and Marko Arnautovic’s misses in the first leg of their last-16 clash stopped Inter from putting away Atletico Madrid, who seized on a mistake by Benjamin Pavard to come back from 1-0 down in the second leg and 2-0 down in the tie to knock them out.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put away
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Like yesterday, and the days before, she is interred in the ground up to her waist, the afterthought of some unnamed apocalypse.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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The remains were interred in 1948 at the Normandy American Cemetery.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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This is the regime that took Americans hostage and helped support groups that killed hundreds of U.S. service members throughout the Middle East and that has plotted to assassinate Trump.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 June 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces have assassinated senior leaders in Iran’s proxy organizations, including much of Hezbollah’s mid- and high-level leadership.—
Robert A. Pape,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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This spot for soccer fans offers lots of pub fare to eat and drink.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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The impact of those bombs is buried under a mountain of rubble in Iran; so anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Any parts of the hull that weren't quickly buried by silt have long since decomposed in the water.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 June 2025
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Richard Veasey, The Future Lasts Forever: A Memoir The French political theorist Althusser famously murdered his wife and, deemed mentally unfit, avoided a trial and was assigned a guardian.—
Diana Arterian
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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The 45-year-old had been accused of murdering her boyfriend John O'Keefe, who worked as a police officer for 16 years, by ramming into him with her car in 2022.—
Jenna Sundel
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The central trio of inmates in Australian writer-director Charles Williams’ first feature are each consumed with guilt for the crimes that got them here.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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Older people have been hearing about heart health from their doctors for years, and data show that smoking weed and consuming edibles can have catastrophic cardiovascular effects.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Smith, a 21-year-old junior from Germantown, Tennessee, was slain on the street outside a bar in Fort Worth’s West 7th entertainment district.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2025
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From upscale dinners, business lunches, to fun nights with your girls at the concerts, and attending inspiring ESSENCE panels at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, these versatile outfits will easily take you from day to night, while slaying everyone in New Orleans.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
25 June 2025
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Up next, the bank is working on providing users the ability to execute after-hours stock trades, Vienick said.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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In total, fighter jets and helicopters from the Chinese aircraft carriers executed over 1,000 takeoffs and landings during this western Pacific deployment, which lasted nearly a month.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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