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
Arnold exploded in the fifth set of Agoura’s Marmonte League showdown with Thousand Oaks, giving his team just enough to put away the Lancers.
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Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Get the Kitchen in Gear Anything left in your sink or on your countertops should be dealt with and either put away or loaded into the washer.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Musa, who had two goals in a season-opening win over Toronto, put away the rebound of his own shot in the 41st minute — the first goal conceded by San Diego this season — and converted from the spot in the 54th.
—Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the day, ninth-seeded Iowa (21-11) trounced Maryland 74-57, using a 21-0 run to put away an overmatched Terrapins team that finished 12-21.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
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Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Get the Kitchen in Gear Anything left in your sink or on your countertops should be dealt with and either put away or loaded into the washer.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Musa, who had two goals in a season-opening win over Toronto, put away the rebound of his own shot in the 41st minute — the first goal conceded by San Diego this season — and converted from the spot in the 54th.
—Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the day, ninth-seeded Iowa (21-11) trounced Maryland 74-57, using a 21-0 run to put away an overmatched Terrapins team that finished 12-21.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put away
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Well, a 121-year-old article in The Cincinnati Enquirer said at least one was interred there.—
Jennie Key,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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In forensic anthropology, this conclusion typically follows analysis of bone condition, degradation and other physical markers that help specialists estimate how long remains have been interred or stored.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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And Israel had been conducting a campaign to assassinate Iranian scientists, which made the prospect of lethal reprisal highly plausible.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Tyler, Andrea’s making the point that on the surface there are talks happening but there are no real direct negotiations at those highest levels, in part because so many people have been assassinated.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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Martha sat on the other bed and thought about what a perverse species humans were—to insist on eating something that had tried so hard to be inedible.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Because of that, Moody’s has taken a number of downward ratings actions against producers, because the oversupply eats away at margins and the capacity to pay debt is eroding.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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Blinken said the Democratic administrations considered military action but didn’t pursue it because Iran could retaliate and bury its nuclear program deeper underground.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Also stolen was a bronze plaque honoring the 18 unmarked graves of African Americans who were also buried there.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Renee Good, mother of three, brutally murdered, Alex Pretti, VA nurse, executed by ICE, shot in the back and left to die in the street without even the decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Houthis joined Hamas in its war against Israel in mid-October 2023, after the terrorist movement in Gaza invaded Israel and murdered over 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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That translates to many years to replace the 850 consumed by the Iran War.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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Amid public concern, federal health authorities have denied any reports of illnesses linked to consuming fish or seafood because of possible contamination.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The targeting of the three journalists comes two days after the killing of the photojournalist/camera operated Hussain Hamood, and nine days following the killing of Al-Manar head of programming Mohammed Sherri, who was slain in an Israeli strike in central Beirut.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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During the national anthem Friday, the Iranian team honored the memory of the slain children by placing small pink and purple school backpacks in front of them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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This year, Florida has already executed four people and has three other cases with death warrants signed.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Billy Leon Kearse, 53, was executed on March 17 for the death of Fort Pierce police officer Danny Parrish during a 1991 traffic stop.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Put away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20away. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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