Thesaurus results for JOT (DOWN)

jot (down)

verb

Definition of jot (down)

as in to record

to make a written note of I'll jot down the message

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Between 2021 and 2025, the country recorded just 100 to 300 cases per year, down from 2,410 cases in 2020.

— JULHAS ALAM, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Before missing the final 13 games last year, Nabers had recorded 18 catches for 271 yards and two touchdowns in four games.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of record

Verb

Singapore this month launched a novel five-year national campaign to nurture reading habits, with incentives including small payments to citizens who log their reading minutes on a government website.

— Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
There will presumably be some level of internal competition for top-line ice time, although both Lawrence and Malhotra will likely log first-unit power-play time.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of log

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They were first written down in the mid-19th century, and have been central to the study of fluid mechanics ever since.

— Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Each player secretly writes down a guess, and players who pick correctly gets points equal to the number of players who guessed correctly.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of write down

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The Athletic reported in May that it was estimated the Betway partnership would be worth in excess of £18m, among the highest of its kind in football in terms of a single partner.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board found that the left engine detached from the plane and caught fire, the USA TODAY Network previously reported.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of report

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Andreeva came from a set down to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, and the ebb and flow was the story, but the final result came down to a blistering shot to Potapova’s forehand corner late in the third set.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The new generation gives you more playtime to blend and sets down better.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of set down

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As noted many times before in the QB stock report, the player’s situation always matters.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Through all of the animosity from the crowd, one that Matthews noted as particularly hostile, the up-and-down nature of the game and the spotlight Chesney brought to his team, the players appeared to be collected and poised.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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