PUTTING AWAY Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

putting away

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Definition of putting away next

present participle of put away

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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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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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 The research suggests that staving off loneliness requires putting away our devices and connecting with other people in person. —

CNN Money, 6 May 2026 And the bullpen highlighted by Carlos Estevez and Lucas Erceg augmented by the addition of Matt Strahm figures to give them an advantage in putting away games. —

Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026 Ultimately, the Saints couldn't complete an all-timer of a tournament shocker, fading late as the Blue Devils rallied from their biggest deficit all season — 13 points — before finally putting away a 71-65 win in Thursday's first round of the East Region. —

ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 Commit to putting away only the laundry, say, not cleaning the entire room. —

Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026 Declutter by putting away items that collect there throughout the week, like mail, packages of food, keys, or extra dishes. —

Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026 Utopia Home Premium Wooden Hangers One of my favorite little luxuries in my own home is having wooden hangers in all of our closets, which makes putting away laundry or getting dressed feel less like a chore. —

Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026 By splicing pop songs and familiar meme formats into cruel detainment footage, ICE strains to attract a younger demographic, hoping to convince people that the agency is a vibrant—and trollishly funny—organization engaged in the noble work of putting away bad guys. —

Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026 Many new hires go with the default savings rate, which can result in putting away less. —

Fiona Greig, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025

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Young lettuce, kale, or broccoli plants should be planted so the root ball is level with the soil surface or just below; burying the stem or the crown too deeply can lead to rotting.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
Following his return to the dugout, cameras caught him slamming a bat into his helmet before burying his face in his hands and shouting.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026