put aside

phrasal verb

put aside; putting aside; puts aside
1
: to save or keep (something, such as money) to be used at a later time
She's been putting aside some money for a vacation.
Can you put a few minutes aside for a short meeting?
2
: to stop worrying or thinking about (something)
We need to put these problems aside for now and get the work done.
It's time to put aside our differences and start working together.

Examples of put aside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When Booth got captured in the middle of a case, Brennan put aside her reservations and teamed up with Max to find him; her obligations to her dad might not have mattered to her more than the law, but her obligations to Booth sure did. Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024 And Michael must put aside his grudge match against narcissist teammate Leo (Simu Liu), whose social media following is the key to getting corporate endorsement. Courtney Howard, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 Awards The top 5 takeaways from the 2024 Oscars, according to those who were there March 11, 2024 Still, all conflicts are put aside for that very special day, this Hollywood Christmas, when the academy hands out its major trophies. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 One of them, a Native student, had put aside community work to study at Berkeley with Hoover’s encouragement. Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 On Thursday, De La Hoya and Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn spoke of more events in which previously rival promoters put aside their differences, meet and put together bouts that fight fans really want to see. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024 Allen put aside a three-turnover outing to cap a eight-play, 74-yard drive with a go-ahead 5-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Knox. John Wawrow, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024 Has there been internal growth putting aside personal goals for the team? Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024 Sweden and Finland both put aside years of military nonalignment to seek security within NATO after Russia’s invasion in 2022. Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024

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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20aside. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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