set aside
- reserved adj.
- void adj.
- abolish v.
- allocate v.
- allot v.
- cancel v.
- choose v.
- confute v.
- defer v.
- designate v.
- disapprove v.
- dismiss v.
- disobey v.
- disprove v.
- earmark v.
- eliminate v.
- exclude v.
- forsake v.
- intend v.
- override/overrule v.
- overturn v.
- put away/put aside/put by v.
- quash v.
- refuse v.
- repeal v.
- rescind v.
- reserve v.
- reverse v.
- revoke v.
- salt away v.
- supersede v.
- waive v.
Example Sentences
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Specific reserves are set aside for commercial loans as soon as there is any hint of delinquency or an inability to renew maturing loans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
Lecornu announced a half-day of class time would be set aside in schools Wednesday to allow for "internal democratic" dialogue, intended to give students and staff the opportunity to voice their issues.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Speaking to BBC News NI, Finance Minister John O'Dowd said that projections in his draft budget over a three-year period "set aside funding for the completion of the A5".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Charter Amendment PRK would accomplish that by doubling the minimum budget allocation set aside for the department, which oversees the upkeep of green spaces, playing fields and even senior centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ten minutes later, Reynie had finished, too, and Kate, noting this, set aside her last few pages and asked the boys to fill her in.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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