put away

verb

Definition of put awaynext
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 There wasn’t a lot of offense in the NFL’s first European game of the season, but the Colts (2-2) relied on a resurgent defense and running back Jonathan Taylor to put away the Commanders 30-13. — James Boyd, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 So, while her engagement ring may be put away for safe keeping, this royal definitely continues to have a flair for chic bands. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026 It can be put away, like a treasure in a jewelry box, to be reconsidered down the line. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Reset The Car By the end of the week, there’s probably a bit of clutter still sitting in your car that needs to be put away, too. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put away
  1. inter
  2. assassinate
  3. eat
  4. bury
  5. murder
  6. consume
  7. slay
  8. execute
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  • The spores inside him are alive and well and ready to spread should his unpreserved body be interred in the soil.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Following the service, the King will be interred in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Fortress, alongside the late King Haakon VII, Queen Maud, King Olav V & Crown Princess Märtha.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Riehle made it to Broadway in 1986 with a role in the Emily Mann drama Execution of Justice, which centered on the trial of Dan White, who assassinated San Francisco mayor George Moscone and city supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier that year, King had been assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • Employee did not wash hands after handling raw food and changing gloves, before handling ready to eat foods.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Mick and Kip are out there eating from the same huge bag of chips.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of eat
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  • But there’s a hopeful note buried under the harrowing descriptions.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Once operations are fully underway, workers will bury up to 60 canisters per year.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • The flow of money from Qatar into Gaza has taken on new significance since October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists stormed southern Israel, murdered some 1,200 people, and took 251 more hostage.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • India has decided to make the trade-off to buy cheaper oil and sort of look the other way, that that's giving money to a guy who's murdering thousands of people every week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • Contemplation of this tax — which produced $384 million in the last fiscal year — has consumed endless hours of work from some of the county’s most respected leaders, and drawn earnest public testimony from dozens of people.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • So much about our elections is being decided now by people who are actively trying not to consume political news.
    — Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of consume
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  • The kind of beast Riley and the Trojans have struggled to slay.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • My Morning Jacket has now earned their own history in the room, with a total of 18 shows played and slayed.
    — Benjy Eisen, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of slay
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  • Classical computers can efficiently execute this method, but translating it into quantum circuits creates a major storage problem.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There's no one character who came up with the idea and executed it … the existence of AI today comes down to many papers, many individual discoveries, and a whole lot of obsession.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
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