jots

plural of jot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jots As Orlean jots down that last bit, Laroche looks shocked—but also a little charmed. Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jots
Noun
  • Kershaw was on the winning end more often than not, but that didn’t mean the Giants didn’t also get in their licks.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
  • From bouncy dancehall riddims and hip-hop production inflections to tender country and western guitar licks, Treasure Self Love distills Iké’s wide range of childhood music into a succinct 11-track study of achieving wholeness by unflinchingly examining the darkest parts of your past.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • All the segments understand the assignment, aiming primarily to elicit hoots and hollers.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The town hall crowd received my comments with strong clapping and appreciative hoots and hollers.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.
    Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The pattern continues without the game, with the introduction of Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke doing little to improve things.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Jots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jots. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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