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put away

verb as in incarcerate

verb as in consume

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Don’t put away those umbrellas just yet: Even more rain is expected to hit Los Angeles on Thursday, continuing what’s been an unusually early and wet start to the rainy season.

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Instead, she remembered the firm grasp of Miss Charlotte Mortimer’s hand, leading an absurdly tiny version of Penelope to the dormitory to put away her things before supper.

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Her mistress’s arrival was unexpected, to say the least, and Penelope found herself flustered and wishing she had put away her recently laundered stockings, which were hung to dry by the window.

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The game’s done and it’s all put away; we’ve walked through the minefields and we’ve met now in no man’s lands.

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She said her son was held down by Foden, who "basically sat on top of him" for failing to put away a pack of playing cards.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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