PUT ASIDE Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

put aside

verb

Definition of put aside

as in to phase out

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Recent Examples of put aside Altman urged him to put aside his other work and pursue it, Almeida recalled in a LinkedIn post. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 The legislation requires the California Public Utility Commission, which regulates PG&E, to provide by January 2028 a report with recommendations for how utility companies can put aside enough funding to make up the 30% shortfall. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Surrounded by the healing landscape of the Sonoran Desert, the luxe getaway has welcomed travelers seeking to put aside digital overload and other overwhelming stimuli in order to reconnect with the best versions of themselves. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 Everyone’s bank accounts will start to ache, even with funds put aside. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put aside

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The city’s most recent Climate Action Plan, released by Bass in April, explicitly calls for an ordinance to phase out urban oil and gas operations across the city.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Starship is still under development, but once the rocket begins operational flights (and that day is getting closer), SpaceX plans to phase out the Falcon 9 and its Falcon Heavy variant almost entirely.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of phase out

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One in six households can’t afford to reliably put food on their table, and Texans have had their electricity shut off at one of the highest rates in the United States.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Musk previously ordered SpaceX engineers to shut off Starlink's satellite network over Crimea to thwart a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships, according to a chapter in the 2023 Musk biography written by Walter Isaacson.

— Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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Both systems has been run by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a city-county joint powers agency in the process of being dismantled.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The display is scheduled to remain open through Halloween night before it is dismantled.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

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