done away with

phrase

past participle of do away with
1
as in avoided
to put an end to by formal action They decided to do away with the old dress code.

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2
as in murdered
to put to death deliberately He resolved to do away with the man who killed his parents.

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set aside
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  • To get that clarity, Watkins recommends setting aside time to think things through.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court set aside the lower court order that required DOGE to turn over information about its work.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Done away with.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20away%20with. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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