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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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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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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
As for China, trends over the past few months have made consumers put away their pocketbooks.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
Even still, early in the fourth quarter, USC had an opportunity to put away Minnesota.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
As a bonus, everyone will have a place to put away their shoes once returning home, too.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
But what is most impressive focusing on the modern age is that 50 goals have been put away in 2024/2025 in shorter time than the fabled 'MSN' trident consisting of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar needed.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
Even still, early in the fourth quarter, USC had an opportunity to put away Minnesota.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
As a bonus, everyone will have a place to put away their shoes once returning home, too.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
But what is most impressive focusing on the modern age is that 50 goals have been put away in 2024/2025 in shorter time than the fabled 'MSN' trident consisting of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar needed.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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She was initially interred in a vault beneath the cemetery’s chapel, Selzer says, but was buried in the Willowmere section, Lot 10-16 Sub C, Grave 3 in 1953 —the same year her 41-room mansion at 1000 N. Lake Shore Drive was demolished.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Members who were interred outside the kibbutz have been brought to a final resting place inside Be’eri.Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
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Musawi was the Party’s second secretary-general, until he was assassinated by Israel, in 1992.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Last week, an Iranian asset was charged with attempting to assassinate President-elect Trump.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 19 July 2017
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Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock.Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 July 2017
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The counts include two instances where the wrong bodies were buried.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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But Rahman points to a specific example buried in the documentation that sheds some more light.Allison Johnson, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
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Portrait of an Indigenous Womxn [Removed] commemorated murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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The onetime president pretended to be murdered in a 1963 homemade spy movie.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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In simple terms, your kids are consuming too much junk food.Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Yes, but: The share of Americans who consume news and talk about social issues either in person or online has been steadily decreasing over the last few years, the report found.Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Listen to this article Merrillville man acquitted in Gary drug deal slaying Michael Baker was acquitted Friday in the Jan. 21, 2023 murder of Demetri Russell, 29.Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2024
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The sleepy spot actually holds a chilling history dating back to 1912, when two adults, Josiah and Sarah Moore, and six children were brutally slain in what is now known as the Villisca Ax Murder House.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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In April 2016, Tuck said, Amy prepared a release of the deed of trust and used the power of attorney to execute it, and also prepared a quit claim deed to himself to the woman's nearby home.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The decarbonization process requires organizations to modify their internal structures, systems, processes, and business functions, and to harness the appropriate expertise and skills to effectively execute on their plans.Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Put away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20away. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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