sidelined

Verb

sideline (third-person singular simple present sidelines, present participle sidelining, simple past and past participle sidelined)

1. (transitive) To place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play.
   • The coach sidelined the player until he regained his strength.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To remove or keep out of circulation or out of the focus.
   • The illness sidelined him for weeks.

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