1
as in to inter
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 to assassinate
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 to eat
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 put away
The Raptors had a hard time putting away Crete-Monee in the first three quarters.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Shoppers put away their pocketbooks after splurging some for the holidays.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
For her first five years, Tharp performed only new work, and once it had been done it was put away, in almost every case for good.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
Experts urge individuals to create an emergency fund, whether that means putting away even a small amount in a separate account every month.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Shoppers put away their pocketbooks after splurging some for the holidays.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
For her first five years, Tharp performed only new work, and once it had been done it was put away, in almost every case for good.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
Experts urge individuals to create an emergency fund, whether that means putting away even a small amount in a separate account every month.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put away
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The individuals were likely interred more than 2,000 years ago, with their graves dating to between 450 and 25 B.C.E.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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At the time Highland was founded in 1909, no cemetery in the city would allow Black families to purchase a burial plot so loved ones could be interred together.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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Montmartre – Period drama about a young French cancan dancer trying to find her brother and sister, and the person who assassinated her father.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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The indictment alleged that prosecutors obtained extensive evidence showing Bolsonaro approved a plot to assassinate his electoral rival, current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Moraes.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Feb. 2025
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In fact, a recent survey showed that 36% of Chick-fil-A dinner customers take their meal to go from restaurants to eat at home.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
19 July 2017
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The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.—
Vickie Snow Jurkowski,
Daily Southtown,
19 July 2017
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The controversy started in a very Washington way: as a line item in a government spreadsheet buried on the State Department's website.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Knowledge workers routinely report spending 2.5 hours daily searching for information buried in email threads and disorganized files.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The pair team up together to find the real killer, but two days after his release, another 9-year-old girl is found murdered.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Saudi Arabia.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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While Nile crocodiles typically drag their prey into the water and consume them, Gustave has been repeatedly observed killing humans and leaving their bodies behind.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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By cutting out sugar and consuming the right amount of carbohydrates and protein before and after training, the defender put on 10kg without losing any speed.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Kennedy Center, named after slain former President John F. Kennedy, was the brain-child of Kennedy's predecessor, Dwight Eisenhower, according to the center's website.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The statement, however, includes parents, grandparents, spouses, siblings and children of the slain troops.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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This results in a situation where all the major decisions and ideas come directly from the leader, and the team is there just to execute the executive’s orders.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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His role was to judge who had executed the best guest bedroom makeover — Christina and her design team or her competition: her first ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, 43, and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, 37.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Put away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20away. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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