putting aside

present participle of put aside

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting aside
Verb
  • Burton is one of over a dozen people who have been arrested on suspicion of helping the escapees, including another inmate in the jail and a jail maintenance worker who is accused of shutting off water to the toilet allowing escapees to remove it.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Although SoCal Edison can prevent electrical fires by shutting off the power that flows through the lines, the utility did not turn the power off to most circuits that power Altadena.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As arena employees started dismantling the balloon columns decorating the venue and turning hordes of mostly female fans away, there was a frenzy of frustrated tweeting and lots of tears.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • An additional 62 canisters rest horizontally nearby — 50 of them filled with fuel assemblies from the time the facility generated power and another 12 containing radioactive debris from dismantling the plant.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Putting aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20aside. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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