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put out to pasture

VERB

scrap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break up discard dismiss ditch get rid of jettison junk reject

STRONG

cast chuck demolish drop forsake retire shed slough

WEAK

consign to scrap heap dispense with do away with throw out toss out write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept keep

WEAK

hoard save store

VERB

superannuate

Synonyms

STRONG

decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONG

advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite

Example Sentences

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But when I hit 50, instead of being put out to pasture, I noticed things started getting interesting.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

He’s not at all pleased at the idea of being put out to pasture by a guy with a faddish geometric haircut.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022

The remnants of Sprint’s network have been put out to pasture.

From The Verge • Jul. 1, 2022

Damned if it didn’t feel like he was being put out to pasture.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

After years underground, they were too sensitive to light to be put out to pasture.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam