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Recent Examples of put aside
To lead a successful fundraising effort for the temple, Nikki and Jake have to put aside their differences and learn how to work together.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
The simplicity of the idea — that someone about to start immunotherapy could simply pop into their local pharmacy for an inexpensive shot that might prolong their life — should be enough to inspire everyone to put aside politics and invest in pursuing this promising finding.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The state has already put aside $270 million to expand the Rx Kids program.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The brothers occasionally put aside their differences for their common goals, but what happened in Mexico will change them forever.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
The simplicity of the idea — that someone about to start immunotherapy could simply pop into their local pharmacy for an inexpensive shot that might prolong their life — should be enough to inspire everyone to put aside politics and invest in pursuing this promising finding.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The state has already put aside $270 million to expand the Rx Kids program.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The brothers occasionally put aside their differences for their common goals, but what happened in Mexico will change them forever.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put aside
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For example, food manufacturers agreed to phase out eight synthetic dyes by the end of 2026.—
Jerome Adams,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Nevertheless, part of that announcement was a plan to phase out the Blue Bag program and replace it with blue carts.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Greater Cincinnati Water Works will not shut off water for customers who don't pay their bills – if those customers have been furloughed from federal jobs or denied SNAP benefits.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Liz Marx, director of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, worries about families whose utility service is currently shut off who are counting on LIHEAP to restore services.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 1991, the government dismantled the protectionist economic policies of its socialist past, cracking open the nation to the world.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yet, that’s all threatened by the Proposition 50 maps, which completely dismantle his current district, parceling many of the most Republican-leaning areas into surrounding Democratic majority seats.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20aside. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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