put aside

verb

Definition of put asidenext
as in to phase out

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  1. phase out
  2. shut off
  3. dismantle
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  • The controversial regulatory framework aims to phase out the sale of conventional internal combustion vehicles by 2035, and eleven other states have adopted California’s aggressive approach.
    Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement The burning ban stems from Senate Bill 705, legislation signed in 2003 that aimed to phase out agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley by 2010.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of phase out
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  • The next year, a major fire ripped through Malibu, destroying hundreds of homes and later, when the El Nino storms arrived, resulted in mudslides that shut off major coastal routes for months.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In preparation, power was preemptively shut off to thousands of residents in the county’s mountainous backcountry, and schools in several such districts were closed Thursday for the second day in a row.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of shut off
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  • Other companies that have rolled back some DEI programs include Boeing, which dismantled its DEI office, Lowe’s and Walmart.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Harley-Davidson The company dismantled its DEI team prior to April 2024, does not have hiring quotas or supplier goals and has rescoped its employee resource groups, trainings and sponsorships.
    Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of dismantle
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put across

put aside

putative

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