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put aside
verb
to move (an object, etc) to one side, esp in rejection
to store up; save
to put money aside for a rainy day
to ignore or disregard
let us put aside our differences
Idioms and Phrases
Also, . Save, store up for future use, as in We put aside all the toys for our grandchildren , or James put by dozens of cans of tomatoes this year , or She put away some of her salary every month . The first two terms date from the late 1700s, the third from the late 1800s.
Also, set aside . Place out of the way, as in The clerk put the bruised fruit aside to sell at reduced prices , or We set aside the outdoor furniture before we water the lawn . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
Again and again she has returned to love as her primary subject, each time finding new depth and dimension, requiring us to put aside our expectations and go where the pages take us.
"It's a chance for South Africa to be united. We've got a cause where we can put aside our differences and enjoy it," Bavuma added.
Through it all, the unfinished concept album he’d put aside hung like a cloud.
"New Zealand obviously won the first WTC. That's a country with pretty limited resources, but it demonstrates that you don't necessarily need to have large pools of money put aside."
And of course, those Trump supporters have ignored or otherwise put aside many of the most troubling dimensions of Trumpism, such as racism, nativism, sexism and wanton cruelty.
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