puts 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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He puts aside distractions so he can focus on the life of his spirit and the prospect of death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Less burdened with nurturing the tension of the functional premise of the game, Hwang puts aside writing a cluster of dramatic types to surround Lee and Wi to build memorable portraits.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2024

To bridge this gap, TopicVelo puts aside deterministic models, embracing -- and gleaning insights from -- a far more difficult stochastic model that reflects biology's inescapable randomness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

And Doucoure puts aside footballing rivalries when asked about his sporting role models.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

But Vincent, ever eager to improve, puts aside his hurt feelings and tries to understand what Theo is talking about.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman