PUTTING ASIDE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

putting aside

verb

present participle of put aside

as in phasing out

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Utilities also recommend shutting off ACs and fans in homes if no one is there.

— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Smart power strips can help reduce energy waste by automatically shutting off devices not in use.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 28 May 2026

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This is not about escaping our responsibilities or dismantling France’s cultural exception.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026
That could mean dismantling the 10,500-foot runway the county installed there in the 1960s, before environmental groups — led by Marjory Stoneman Douglas — rose up to block what was supposed to be the country’s largest airport.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

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