putting aside

verb

present participle of put aside
as in phasing out

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  1. shutting off
  2. dismantling
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  • Southern California Edison is considering shutting off power to some 250,000 customers.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Denver Water recommends disconnecting garden hoses and shutting off outdoor faucets before temperatures dip below freezing.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of shutting off
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  • Another leader described spending considerable time dismantling structures that were no longer relevant and creating new ones.
    — Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Support also covered crane placement, installation feasibility studies and dismantling simulations.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismantling
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“Putting aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20aside. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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