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
Even if the products are used to scrub counters, Gagliardi explains that they should be put away once the job is done.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
In a more realistic scenario, where the parent has put away $1,000 into the account per year, this would drop to $55,831—which is still no small amount to help toward expensive college bills.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Just make sure to put away your phone and pull out a good book, because this place is tailor-made for unplugging.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
But more painful were the three championship points lost, the last of which included a defensive lob from De Minaur, which Davidovich Fokina could have put away with an overhead.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
In a more realistic scenario, where the parent has put away $1,000 into the account per year, this would drop to $55,831—which is still no small amount to help toward expensive college bills.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Just make sure to put away your phone and pull out a good book, because this place is tailor-made for unplugging.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
But more painful were the three championship points lost, the last of which included a defensive lob from De Minaur, which Davidovich Fokina could have put away with an overhead.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put away
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At first, the remains of U.S. Army and U.S. Army Air Forces personnel were interred in the Schofield Barracks Cemetery until the American Graves Registration Service disinterred the remains in August 1947.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Tillich’s ashes were interred here in 1966, a year after New Harmony was designated a National Historic Landmark.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Milk, an openly gay public official in California, was assassinated in 1978.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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One month after King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968, SCLC leadership carried out his vision of a Poor People's Campaign.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Aug. 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 calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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If a body is here, whoever buried it didn’t bother digging deep, because there’s no fear of getting caught.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Special effects buried gas lines underground and integrated them into the structure so the blaze could be easily started and stopped.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the central Dnipropetrovsk region, at least four people were killed and 17 others wounded, while in the northeastern Sumy region, Russian strikes murdered two residents and injured three others.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rodriguez was charged via criminal complaint with first-degree murder, murdering foreign officials and using a firearm to commit murder and a crime of violence, a day after the shooting.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Together, these two foods accounted for nearly one in every seven calories consumed in the average American diet, according to the CDC report.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Tailgating or consuming alcohol in the festival parking lot is prohibited and will be strictly enforced.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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An additional three people have been slain this year in the 101st Precinct, which covers Far Rockaway from Beach 59th St. east to the Long Island border.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this year, inmates Saul Alvarez, Thorne Harnage and Donald Lashley were slain at the prison.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Cortes then executed a 10-pitch third inning facing the Diamondbacks’ 2-3-4 hitters and got through the fourth in 12 pitches with help from a double play that made up for a lead-off walk.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Recently, a decision from the Imperial Palace stipulated that all POWs were to be executed if the Allies ever landed on Japan’s shores.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Put away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20away. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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