DID AWAY WITH Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

did away with

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past tense of do away with

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action They decided to do away with the old dress code.

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately He resolved to do away with the man who killed his parents.

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Recent Examples of did away with Prime Minister Janez Janša recently scraped together a coalition that did away with the country’s leftist leader, Robert Golob. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Straight Pop If there were any rules left in rap music, then the last few years of intrusive thought rap to come out of Atlanta and the larger Georgia area did away with them altogether. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026 The Big 12 did away with its preseason poll, which was determined by votes from the league’s coaches, several seasons ago. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 Trinity Byars made history two years ago, becoming the first active NCAA player to sign with a National Women’s Soccer League club after the league did away with its draft. — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 The Selma-to-Montgomery marches galvanized passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which did away with most barriers such as poll taxes and other forms of voter discrimination targeting Black Americans in the Deep South. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

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set aside

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Leading global funds such as BlackRock, Capital Group and GIC participated in Jio's anchor book portion of the total fundraise, which is set aside for large institutional investors before the IPO opens for public bidding.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Counties where richer arrivals or the departure of lower earners drove the improvement were set aside.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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