1
as in burying
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 murdering
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 eating
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 putting away
By splicing pop songs and familiar meme formats into cruel detainment footage, ICE strains to attract a younger demographic, hoping to convince people that the agency is a vibrant—and trollishly funny—organization engaged in the noble work of putting away bad guys.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Many new hires go with the default savings rate, which can result in putting away less.
—Fiona Greig, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Declutter by putting away items that collect there throughout the week, like mail, packages of food, keys, or extra dishes.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
By putting away the Jayden Daniels-less Commanders, Kansas City raised its odds slightly from +500.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
That’s fine if your ideal rom-com is familiar enough to enjoy while strolling room to room putting away laundry or watching via a second screen while your first displays Da Bears game.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
This may also mean putting away the document of offenses.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
And that confidence and identity have carried over into the first two weeks of the season, from putting away a good Houston Texans team in the opener to pulling away from the Tennessee Titans this past weekend after trailing late in the third quarter.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Its marketing materials show robots handing an apple to a human, making coffee, putting away groceries and dishes, pouring drinks, and watering plants.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting away
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Junior midfielder Summer Diamond scored first for the Aggies (10-6-6), burying a goal in the bottom right corner off her left foot in the 49th minute.—
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After burying Helen, Carol arranges a meeting with the remaining unjoined survivors who speak English and is astonished to find that all five of them are content with how things have changed.—
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But there is more murdering and banishing to come.—
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The Huntsman centers on an ICU nurse who becomes immersed in a dangerous world after agreeing to help a coma patient accused of murdering six women.—
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Whether lounging in white wicker rocking chairs or eating outside off wrought iron tables, some patio furniture will always be reminiscent of her.—
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In search of evidence Doctors kept asking Nicole what Hannah had been eating in the months leading up to her hospital stay.—
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Another 33 hours passed before law enforcement arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the defendant now facing a possible death sentence if found guilty by a jury in Utah for allegedly assassinating Kirk.—
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The remainder of my life will be dedicated to assassinating judges, attorneys, and a police station's entire shift staff.—
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Here's what regularly consuming olive oil can do for the body, as explained by dietitians.—
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For most people, consuming enough protein isn’t an issue, Taub-Dix said.—
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The number of homebuyers taking out VA loans also increased in August, rising 3 percent year-over-year nationwide—bucking the trend observed for conventional loans, which declined 9 percent year-over-year in the same month.—
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Literally sitting on the ground, probably kneeling and just watching the television, taking out the tape, rewinding it, putting it back in and watching it over and over again.—
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The Next Move feature delivers proactive suggestions based on what users are doing in the moment.—
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In 2023, while probing what origami was doing in papers about the Ising model, Galashin came across a question that caught his attention.—
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Rodarte, while executing a search warrant at an Olivehurst home the morning of March 26, was killed by a single gunshot, which authorities said was fired by Rick David Oliver.—
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Trump previously floated the idea of executing attacks on Mexico.—
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“Putting away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20away. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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