1
as in burying
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 murdering
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 eating
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 putting away
Phillies play reliever roulette Righty David Robertson entered when Cristopher Sánchez encountered trouble in the sixth, putting away pinch hitter Max Muncy, a lefty batter.
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
And that confidence and identity have carried over into the first two weeks of the season, from putting away a good Houston Texans team in the opener to pulling away from the Tennessee Titans this past weekend after trailing late in the third quarter.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Its marketing materials show robots handing an apple to a human, making coffee, putting away groceries and dishes, pouring drinks, and watering plants.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
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
Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
And that confidence and identity have carried over into the first two weeks of the season, from putting away a good Houston Texans team in the opener to pulling away from the Tennessee Titans this past weekend after trailing late in the third quarter.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Its marketing materials show robots handing an apple to a human, making coffee, putting away groceries and dishes, pouring drinks, and watering plants.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
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
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Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Transformation in all its transgressive aspect had been part of my original obsession with pigment, that step by strange step—adding, grinding, titrating, burning, sometimes burying for more than a year—something becomes another thing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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The episode’s final moments are of Godolkin walking the campus, draped in a blanket, murdering a student and ready to enact his ultimate plan for the future of supes.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Gregory Szugyi, who also goes by Gregory Dubelle, had been charged with murdering 36-year-old Antonio Poole in an April 2024 shooting on Kennedy Street in Oakland.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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How to stop deer from eating tulips Of course there are other animals out there that will actually eat your bulb.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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Always soak chia seeds in liquid before eating, or combine with a moist food such as yogurt.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus a month ago today, has asked a judge for permission to wear civilian clothes in court and to appear without shackles and cuffs.—
Michael Ruiz , Lee Ross,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Casual killings at point-blank range, vicious motorcycle jackings, tossing someone off a building, assassinating the actual Mark Cuban (playing himself) — this, in the movie, is what the good guys do.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The advice in the 2025 scientific reports hasn't changed much from previous years, and includes an emphasis on consuming fruits and vegetables, lean meats and whole grains.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom — drawing in the ruthless kings of other Scandinavian countries and even a powerful English ruler — the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic and utterly magical new Norse saga.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Polarity — on the verge of taking out Cipher — is surprised to discover that the man on the ground in front of him is just a regular human whose body was being puppeteered this whole time.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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In the film, directed by Mike Judge, Peter Gibbons (Livingston) and his coworkers, Michael Bolton (David Herman) and Samir Nagheenanajar (Ajay Naidu), enjoy the last day at their job by taking out years of frustrations on their frequently malfunctioning office printer.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, while probing what origami was doing in papers about the Ising model, Galashin came across a question that caught his attention.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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And that then links to their view of what they’re justified doing in response to the grievances.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Currently, there is no information on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in executing the prescribed fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The first of four bills filed by the Metro Planning Department with the intention of executing on recommendations in the department’s housing and infrastructure study returned to a council agenda for the first time in a month, only to once again be deferred until November.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Putting away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20away. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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