put aside

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put aside
Verb
  • The agreement says the athletes will work with the campaigners to phase out fossil fuel sponsorship of major international ski events.
    Nat Herz, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Whether or not South Korea can maintain this reversal and continue to grow its population will be valuable data for conservative governments around the world seeking to bolster their own domestic fertility rates and phase out immigration as a source of population augmentation.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But if sunlight is shut off when the sun is high in the lunar sky, the drop is much more rapid — over a span of just 10 to 30 minutes.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The space agency said Wednesday an instrument on Voyager 2 that measures charged particles and cosmic rays will shut off later this month.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Over the past six weeks, the Department of Government Efficiency has systematically dismantled the agency that was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
    Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The indictment and arrests here have dismantled one of the country's largest and most dangerous smuggling organizations.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20aside. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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