put aside

verb

Definition of put asidenext
as in to phase out

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  1. phase out
  2. shut off
  3. dismantle
Verb
  • Pacific Island nations have long urged Australia to phase out fossil fuel production.
    Mahalia Dobson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • This year's hole ranks as the seventh smallest since recovery began in 1992, following the implementation of the landmark Montreal Protocol, an international agreement designed to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals.
    Tom Howarth FOLLOW, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of phase out
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  • Tap water iontophoresis: One case report described successful treatment with this procedure, which involves a mild electrical current passed through tap water to temporarily shut off sweat glands.
    Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
  • At times, more renewable energy is generated than the grid can handle, so wind and sometimes solar producers are often paid to shut off production.
    Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of shut off
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  • More:Boeing dismantles global diversity, equity and inclusion department, Bloomberg News reports Voting will start at 7 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time (1500 GMT) and end at 7 p.m. with the result expected within hours.
    Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Other very stubborn systems for organizing human societies have been dismantled before.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of dismantle
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put across

put aside

putative

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