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putting aside

VERB

keep in

Synonyms

WEAK

deposit keep lay aside lay away lay by lay in put by put out of the way reserve cache salt away save set aside squirrel away stockpile store store away stow away

Antonyms

WEAK

spend use up waste

Example Sentences

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But Miss Piggy was my slumber mate well past the time of putting aside childish things and replacing ancient bedclothes.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Even putting aside your $700,000 gift to your children and the modest 5% annual income from your husband’s trust, you have taken on disproportionate financial and caregiving risk with this man after just three years.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Long, putting aside his own disappointment, instinctively leapt into the sandpit to congratulate him.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

“Those who read these depraved posts are putting aside their own discomfort and trauma to ensure that current and future generations understand that unchecked hatred has no place in society.”

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

Carefully putting aside the four about her father, she crammed the rest of them into the stove.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith