PUT AWAY Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

put away

verb

Definition of put away

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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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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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 So while fall has officially arrived, don't put away your summer clothes just yet. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 The angel in the end zone With less than four minutes to go in a game that the Cowboys were looking to put away up 10, Prescott was set up with another second down, this time from the Washington 24-yard line. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 Emily Ratajkowski is more than ready to put away her cutoffs and embrace the cooler temps. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 Preston Judd put away a header off an entry played into the area by Timo Werner in the 70th for the Earthquakes. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put away

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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

Definition of inter

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He was assassinated in Paris in February 1984, shot on a street outside his residence close to the Eiffel Tower.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Nearly sixty years later, King Philip—the Wampanoag leader who tried to fight the English Pilgrims—was assassinated on August 12, 1676.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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After 25 years of visiting the city—and eating lots of pizza along the way—these are some of my favourite spots.

— Nicky Swallow, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
There are also casual cafes to grab a bite to eat or a drink, serving everything from beignets and Italian specialties to seafood boils and espresso drinks.

— Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026

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The remains uncovered in February followed an earlier discovery of remains from 72 people who also were believed to have been buried at the former county hospital cemetery site, UC Davis Health officials said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The sale was buried near the end of a 418-page document detailing the estate’s finances for the third quarter of 2020.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of bury

Verb

When one of the contestants is murdered live on air, the remaining cast members become the prime suspects.

— L.M. Chilton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Flynn is accused of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, who was found dead at their home in Tipp City on February 16.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of murder

Verb

The chips are power-hungry (a ChatGPT AI query consumes about ten times as much energy as a normal Google search) and also generate a lot of heat, which requires cooling systems.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
Maneuvering consumes energy, and atmospheric flight produces substantial heating and drag.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of consume

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Relatives of slain Columbia University teaching assistant Davide Giri flew in from his native Italy to attend the Manhattan Supreme Court sentencing of Vincent Pinkney.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
With career-defining performances from Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins, this movie still absolutely slays 35 years after it was released.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of slay

Verb

The 30-logical-qubit demonstration represents an important data point in the industry’s effort to move from isolated quantum experiments toward machines capable of executing increasingly long and reliable computations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Without official support from the US, however, any such agreement will be difficult to execute.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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