MAKES AWAY WITH Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

makes away with

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present tense third-person singular of make away with

as in makes off with

to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully They made away with the baby in the middle of the night.

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as in kills

to deprive of life The gangster's henchmen made away with several of his rivals.

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as in steals

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep The thief made away with merchandise worth thousands of dollars.

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The Inkanva does away with all that for a clean look in any room.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 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

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Brown was asked what a performance like that does for the group.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Anything this pair does for the next several months that is not together will be scrutinized, dissected, interpreted, and ESPN can only blame itself.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

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