putting aside

present participle of put aside

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting aside
Verb
  • The phones were all on and were not shutting off.
    Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Once in the body, CO molecules hijack your red blood cells, overpowering oxygen in the bloodstream and shutting off critical O2 supply to the brain, heart and other organs.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Harvard has already begun dismantling its DEI infrastructure.
    Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On the left were environmentalists who wanted to leave carbon in the ground; on the right, MAGA nationalists who were dismantling wind farms and carrying out mass deportations.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Putting aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20aside. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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