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
Ross has put away his checkbook The one thing Ross can’t be mistaken for is a frugal NFL owner.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
As the Fever put away the Sun 88-71, Cunningham was congratulated for stepping up as the team’s enforcer.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
However, Rowe pulled out the win on Saturday, coming from behind to use his striking and cardio to put away a winded and broken Loosa.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
In many of the games the team needed a ruthless finisher up front to put away chances.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
As the Fever put away the Sun 88-71, Cunningham was congratulated for stepping up as the team’s enforcer.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
However, Rowe pulled out the win on Saturday, coming from behind to use his striking and cardio to put away a winded and broken Loosa.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
In many of the games the team needed a ruthless finisher up front to put away chances.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put away
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Francis is the first pope in over a century not to be interred at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Like yesterday, and the days before, she is interred in the ground up to her waist, the afterthought of some unnamed apocalypse.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Israel has also assassinated much of the terror organization’s top leadership.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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The judge presiding over the case of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, has released a letter that the suspect sent to the court.—
Peter Aitken
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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This spot for soccer fans offers lots of pub fare to eat and drink.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, every attempt to create ethical walls and accountability at PURA have been quietly buried by those who benefit from the dysfunction.—
Timothy M. Herbst,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Where power lines are buried, flooding can also cause issues.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Since 2006, actor Michael C. Hall has embodied the methodical killer, with a code for only murdering bad people on Dexter, and the television universe has continued to shock viewers ever since.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Paul Russell, president of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, said tribal communities have for many years faced crises involving missing and murdered Indigenous persons without any advanced emergency systems to help locate those people.—
Chris Woodward,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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The civil penalties can consume the entire balance of an account, so be careful.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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There’s no way around it—many of us consume far too much sugar.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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Mission members slain In a letter to the Security Council, Kenya President William Ruto said the security mission his country is spearheading up in Haiti needs more equipment and operational support.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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But he wasn’t charged in that case for 10 months, and an arrest warrant wasn’t sought for Garcia Aquino until three days before Omar was slain.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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The procedural process on the Senate floor is also complicated with limited time to execute.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Now, Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon, are free to execute the layoffs and break up the department’s work among other federal agencies.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Put away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20away. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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