do away with
Example Sentences
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"The computer will do away with work; everyone will be ecstatically happy."
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I just think that we need to do away with that argument,” he said, suggesting it was being pushed by opponents for lack of a coherent vision or winning message of their own.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
DeMaio said the state ballot measure “does not do away with mail in ballots, because voters of all political backgrounds like the convenience of mail in ballots. So we want to keep that convenience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The importance of the toys, which mostly come from China, means the company won’t do away with them again even with a “fairly significant” impact from tariffs, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
But somewhere along the line, the Norwegians decided to do away with that pretty name and call it Oslo instead.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
