put aside
phrasal verb
put aside; putting aside; puts aside
1
: to save or keep (something, such as money) to be used at a later time
She's been putting aside some money for a vacation.
Can you put a few minutes aside for a short meeting?
2
: to stop worrying or thinking about (something)
We need to put these problems aside for now and get the work done.
It's time to put aside our differences and start working together.
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Even putting aside the financial opportunity, this has the potential to be transformative and those things tend to be pretty interesting.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Prior to the bankruptcy filing, however, there were a number of indicators that Merit TV was undergoing a rocky start to its life — even putting aside the questionable notion of launching a linear TV venture in a time when streaming is the default option for the largest share of viewers.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
In advance of the ceremony, the finalists were asked an essential question:
Orwell claimed that prose writers have four ‘great motivations’ (putting aside the need to earn a living): sheer egoism; aesthetic enthusiasm; historical impulse; and political purpose.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Yet despite all that, Americans put aside their worries, prejudices and battle scars to come together for the country’s 200th birthday.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Prior to the bankruptcy filing, however, there were a number of indicators that Merit TV was undergoing a rocky start to its life — even putting aside the questionable notion of launching a linear TV venture in a time when streaming is the default option for the largest share of viewers.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
In advance of the ceremony, the finalists were asked an essential question:
Orwell claimed that prose writers have four ‘great motivations’ (putting aside the need to earn a living): sheer egoism; aesthetic enthusiasm; historical impulse; and political purpose.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Yet despite all that, Americans put aside their worries, prejudices and battle scars to come together for the country’s 200th birthday.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for put aside
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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20aside. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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