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 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 One of the family's traditions is sitting down together for dinner, with electronics put away, so everyone has a chance to catch up. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 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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  • Its tree- and mausoleum-lined avenues are home to over 25,000 burial sites, including Felipe Carrillo Puerto (a progressive champion of human rights who was assassinated in 1924).
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In the newer episode, the older Darvin travels back in time to assassinate Kirk, plotting his revenge with a bomb implanted in an unfortunate tribble.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
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  • Some of the ready-to-eat foods have not been marked with the date taken out of the freezer to thaw.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • It’s served split open, face down, drenched in the peppery sauce, and eats almost like an au jus sandwich.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of eat
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  • The stump itself won’t damage buried water lines, per se, but the roots can be ruthless with pipes.
    — Steven John, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Use bulb cages or buried layers of hardware cloth to repel rodents, and try adding tree guards and fencing to fend off larger animals.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • It was consecrated by James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, young Black and Jewish men murdered together in 1964 for their work to register Black voters.
    — Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Two months earlier, another jury convicted her of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, whom Cox shot and killed in July 2019.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
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  • The people most consumed by the cost of living are the least sure their vote changes anything.
    — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • That approach consumes considerable material and takes time during clearance operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of consume
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  • The name of the fourth person who was slain has not been released.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Tracee Ellis Ross just proved that celebrities don’t need stylists to slay a red carpet.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of slay
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  • The people responsible for executing must have clarity about what changes, who is responsible, what resources are required, how their actions will be measured and when.
    — Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The failure to execute Pike also upset Slemmer’s family, who said the attention on Pike’s condition has taken attention away from the victim.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
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