putting aside

present participle of put aside

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting aside
Verb
  • At one point, customers heard a rumor that SDG&E was shutting off electricity to the building — an alarming development that would have left the business’s freezers without power.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman who manages to thwart intruders by shutting off all the lights in her apartment.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The plant is in the sixth year of dismantling above-ground structures, which is scheduled to wrap up by the end of 2028.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • By embracing mobile and AI tools, SIFF isn’t chasing trends but dismantling barriers, turning digital literacy into artistic agency.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Putting aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20aside. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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