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 Clear these areas by putting away anything that does not need to be out. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 3 Nov. 2026 But that wasn’t enough to fully put away the Valkyries, who narrowed the lead to 12 with under three minutes to go. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 Jonathan Bamba had a goal and an assist and Maren Haile-Selassie put away a first-touch shot in the 69th minute for Chicago. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, Alex instructs Matt and James to deflate and put away the slide. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 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

Verb

Currently, a majority of the country’s capital is controlled by gangs after the president was assassinated in 2021.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is set to stand trial beginning June 21, 2028, a Utah judge announced on Monday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of assassinate

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Caraballeda’s tropical, beachfront climate could have been a factor, as well as possible impurities in the concrete used, which can eat away at the metal bars.

— Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
The Anti-Defamation League, meanwhile, has urged residents to eat at the restaurants targeted by the demonstration, describing the campaign as an effort to intimidate Philadelphia’s Jewish community.

— Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of eat

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They are buried close to the eternal flame that marks JFK's gravesite, a trio of memorials that are a major draw for the millions of people who visit the Arlington cemetery each year.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Anjali Sachdeva’s story opens with sixteen-year-old Sadie helping the gravedigger bury her parents.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of bury

Verb

When soil or other outside material sinks to the bottom of a lake, microbes consume oxygen to break it down, leading to the production of methane, a potent planet-heating gas.

— Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
About 44% of GLP-1 users report consuming more functional beverages, according to EY-Parthenon's third annual survey of more than 3,600 current or former GLP-1 users.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of consume

Verb

Then, for about half a mile, the crowd crept along Milwaukee Avenue onto West Diversey, ending at the Logan Square block where Delgado was slain last week.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Its characters’ motives are clearer — the demons, for instance, are impishly violent; the live-action movie forgets to have most of them do any harm before they’re slain.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of slay

Verb

Hours earlier, Indiana executed a man for killing two children by setting a house fire in 2010, and in Alabama, a man received the last lethal injection of the day for his conviction in the killing of an elderly man and woman in a home robbery.

— KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
For example, when executing a larger order in a fast-moving market, the venue displaying the best price may not have enough liquidity available to fill it.

— Adam Cohn, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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