putting away

present participle of put away
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of putting away That's based on 20% of average statewide earnings, but most people are putting away closer to $601, the company said. Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting away
Verb
  • However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Wednesday was being restrained by Isaac, the first part of his plan before burying her alive.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new season sets Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) on a quest to find whoever is threatening the life of her roommate Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), and murdering people near the campus of Nevermore Academy with the help of a murder of crows.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • When he was first questioned by the police, the outlet alleged that Mirza accused a drug dealer of murdering Marsuk, saying that he was also injured and threatened in the altercation.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In late March, a 3-year-old Leavenworth boy known as EJ fell asleep for the night on a neighbor’s couch after eating grapes.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • To support your prostate health, focus on eating healthy fats, fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Court filings also describe discussions of assassinating Lula, his vice president Geraldo Alckmin, and Justice de Moraes.
    Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Charles Guiteau was executed in 1882 for assassinating President James Garfield, the center said.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Conversely, consuming healthy amounts of iron and vitamin D was associated with hair growth.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Such downsides are among the reasons many people opt against consuming too much cream cheese over a short period of time.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Razorbacks rocked Alabama A&M 52-7 on Saturday while Arkansas State was taking out Southeast Missouri State 42-24.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
  • One of Mascherano’s biggest decisions was taking a defensive risk by taking out center back Lujan with the team trailing 1-0 and replacing him with Segovia, an attacker.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Levy was executing the work of the business every day for 24 years.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • State lawmakers over the years have also charged the agency with executing a slew of smaller grants, including the $20 million in state funding approved in 2022 for Fay Beydoun and her nonprofit Global Link International now at the center of the attorney general office's probe.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mangione is accused of slaying UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year.
    Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • On one hand, it's been nearly 20 years since a new Onimusha game, so I'm stoked that Capcom is modernizing the historically clunky, demon-slaying series.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Putting away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20away. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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