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did away with

VERB

get rid of; destroy

Synonyms

WEAK

abolish bump off cancel discard discontinue do in eliminate exterminate finish kill liquidate murder put an end to put to death remove slaughter slay take away wipe out

Antonyms

WEAK

build construct get keep

Example Sentences

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She did away with Jackson’s face and put much of the focus on his famous steed, Little Sorrel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The U.S. also did away with fines for automakers that fail to meet federal fuel-economy standards and a $7,500 tax credit for electric-car buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Swinney did away with the post when he became first minister, but kept Hepburn on in a relatively important job – that of parliamentary business minister.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

Many of them did away with the door-to-door aspect entirely, and it was all about recruiting people on the internet.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

Hooke also did away with the vortices, introducing the idea of what we would now call ‘action at a distance’—gravity reaching out across empty space to tug on the Moon or the planets.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin