DO AWAY WITH Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

do away with

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Definition of do away with

as in abolish

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

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as in murder

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

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Recent Examples of do away with Next, do away with geography and other extraneous details by redrawing your map as what’s known as a planar graph. — Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Only here, that company is speaker maker L-Acoustics, and the project does away with headsets entirely — redefining immersive LBE around spatial sound. — Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 In another move, JioStar appears to be doing away with monthly subscription plans, at least outside of India. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 For Galdiano, doing away with the infrastructure completely was a worst-case scenario. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for do away with

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set aside

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Amid growing anxiety that AI could replace people in many jobs, leaders at Anthropic and SpaceX suggested their companies were ready to set aside billions of the success their technology is generating for children and affected people.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The anchor book is a portion of the total fundraise set aside for large institutional investors before the IPO opens for public bidding.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

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