did away with

phrase

past tense of do away with
1
as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action They decided to do away with the old dress code.

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2
as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately He resolved to do away with the man who killed his parents.

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Recent Examples of did away with Prime Minister Janez Janša recently scraped together a coalition that did away with the country’s leftist leader, Robert Golob. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Straight Pop If there were any rules left in rap music, then the last few years of intrusive thought rap to come out of Atlanta and the larger Georgia area did away with them altogether. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026 The Big 12 did away with its preseason poll, which was determined by votes from the league’s coaches, several seasons ago. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 Trinity Byars made history two years ago, becoming the first active NCAA player to sign with a National Women’s Soccer League club after the league did away with its draft. — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 The Selma-to-Montgomery marches galvanized passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which did away with most barriers such as poll taxes and other forms of voter discrimination targeting Black Americans in the Deep South. — ABC News, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for did away with
set aside
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  • Even setting aside Bobby’s issues with timing, her design aesthetic doesn’t seem the same.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The team eventually settled on a final blend for Lot #1, with future lots planned from the barrels set aside for this project.
    — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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“Did away with.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/did%20away%20with. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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