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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This example also assumes the family already has emergency savings to cover six months’ worth of expenses and therefore doesn’t set aside money for that.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Kaul recently asked the judge overseeing the Justice Department’s $225 million seizure to set aside the wallet targeted by Turkish prosecutors, arguing that the Turkish court’s seizure order gave her special status over the funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The club also had a six-point deduction "set aside" on appeal.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Many children will have just 20 minutes set aside for recess daily, if they’re lucky.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
She filled a big Dutch oven with hot water and placed it on a burner, seeming to have set aside all personal topics.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
