put aside
phrasal verb
put aside; putting aside; puts aside
1
: to save or keep (something, such as money) to be used at a later time
She's been putting aside some money for a vacation.
Can you put a few minutes aside for a short meeting?
2
: to stop worrying or thinking about (something)
We need to put these problems aside for now and get the work done.
It's time to put aside our differences and start working together.
Examples of put aside in a Sentence
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But the conflict within the council has led to lost time while adding to doubts about whether the formula of a multi-headed executive will work in Haiti, and whether the group can put aside self-interest and political rivalries to address the various crises confronting Haiti.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
But then they were kind of put aside as a lost course.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
For just as long, concerns of this variety could be put aside.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
NatWest put aside £93 million to cover bad loans in the first quarter, compared with analysts’ expectations of £174 million, and up on the £70 million seen a year ago.
—William Shaw, Fortune Europe, 26 Apr. 2024
With Tuesday being the 254th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, the Warriors will look to put aside a 140-88 slaughter at the hands of the Celtics at TD Garden as an isolated instance rather than treat it as a referendum on their worthiness as a postseason contender.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
This is the tragic feature of American life: that seemingly inescapable petulance and moral fatigue that leads so many to put aside efforts to make real the promises of American democracy and, instead, find comfort and safety in the idea that this country belongs only to white people.
—Eddie S. Glaude Jr., TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
This time around, the two mega-monsters actually decide to put aside their differences and face a mysterious force that threatens to destroy their planet.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Following these principles required our team to put aside our biases and our egos and get back down to ground level and spend thousands of hours communicating with our customers.
—Emil Lim, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
But then they were kind of put aside as a lost course.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
For just as long, concerns of this variety could be put aside.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
NatWest put aside £93 million to cover bad loans in the first quarter, compared with analysts’ expectations of £174 million, and up on the £70 million seen a year ago.
—William Shaw, Fortune Europe, 26 Apr. 2024
With Tuesday being the 254th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, the Warriors will look to put aside a 140-88 slaughter at the hands of the Celtics at TD Garden as an isolated instance rather than treat it as a referendum on their worthiness as a postseason contender.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
This is the tragic feature of American life: that seemingly inescapable petulance and moral fatigue that leads so many to put aside efforts to make real the promises of American democracy and, instead, find comfort and safety in the idea that this country belongs only to white people.
—Eddie S. Glaude Jr., TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
This time around, the two mega-monsters actually decide to put aside their differences and face a mysterious force that threatens to destroy their planet.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Following these principles required our team to put aside our biases and our egos and get back down to ground level and spend thousands of hours communicating with our customers.
—Emil Lim, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20aside. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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