put away

verb

Definition of put awaynext
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 In addition to staying actively cleaning while doing laundry and not ticking the task off my to-do list until everything is put away, my mom has imparted a few more pieces of wisdom over the years. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 19 July 2026 But the right-hander couldn’t put away Lee, whose clutch hit gave Detroit its 10th win in 13 games. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Ecuador finally came to the party after struggling to put away their chances in their first two games. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026 In 1985, some 42 million watched the Royals put away the Cards. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for put away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put away
  1. inter
  2. assassinate
  3. eat
  4. bury
  5. murder
  6. consume
  7. slay
  8. execute
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  • Several individuals had been interred within burial cists made of volcanic tuff.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
  • On June 26 of this year, Bloch, a Jew who identified as such only when dealing with anti-Semites, was interred in the Pantheon, the final resting place of so many of France’s great literary and cultural figures.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of inter
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  • Trump was present at the event, and the Justice Department has charged the gunman with attempting to assassinate the president.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Irish revolutionary and politician Michael Collins was assassinated in County Cork at the age of 31.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of assassinate
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  • The barrage has caused fuel shortages in Russia, eaten into Russian refining capacity, and unsettled the Russian public.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Then Green, his wife and Beloozerov spent the next several days planning their trip and eating meals Beloozerov paid for in cash pulled from a pouch around his neck stocked with $100, $50 and $2 bills.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Burr Oak was the area’s first cemetery to allow blacks to be interred there, and countless African American families would bury relatives there over the years.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • For years, teams have been buried beneath repetitive reporting, administrative work, content revisions and manual research.
    — Niki Hall, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of bury
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  • The entire act of murdering the Dama encapsulates so many aspects of Negan’s character.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Scott was murdered in front of the building that houses the Bereshit Lifestyle Center, where Elizabeth Baron, 27, went into cardiac arrest just the day before after being injected with NAD+, a trendy anti-aging treatment.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of murder
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  • However, consuming large amounts—such as those used in studies where up to 1/2 cup was consumed daily—can start to weaken and damage tooth enamel.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey fire in Hartford, Connecticut consumed the big top in just eight minutes.
    — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of consume
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  • Lean into your confidence and slay the competition, knowing that the fiercest flex is being yourself.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
  • After pressing go, the smart telescope should move and slew towards the sun.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of slay
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  • The two-sided rule would not apply to parlays, which execute through a different trading mechanism called Request for Quote.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Within four months, the other members of the selectorate, worried that Beria was a threat, arrested him in a committee session and subsequently executed him.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
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