jots (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of jot (down)
as in logs
to make a written note of I'll jot down the message

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jots (down)
  1. logs
  2. records
  3. writes down
  4. transcribes
  5. sets down
  6. reports
  7. notes
  8. takes down
Verb
  • Every camera in the network logs a vehicle’s plate, location and timestamp, and participating agencies can query each other's feeds.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The incident appeared repeatedly in intelligence community cyber logs tracking threats surrounding the election.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of logs
Verb
  • Court records that detail the circumstances of the May incident were not immediately available Monday.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The company records 194% growth for lerobot and 148% for Apple’s mlx, against 16% for transformers.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of records
Verb
  • Once in a while this person writes down seven lines only to cross out one of them fifteen minutes later, and then another hour passes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • No one writes down why, and the consequences compound over time.
    — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 28 June 2026
Definition of writes down
Verb
  • When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.
    — Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of transcribes
Verb
  • With the win, Fonseca, 19, became the first teenager to ever beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam event and the second player to ever come back from being two sets down to beat the Serbian tennis legend, according to Reuters.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Jodar, meantime, came from two sets down against 34-year-old Pablo Carreno Busta to win in five sets, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of sets down
Verb
  • Urgent Matter reports that the dispute concerns a preservation easement on the nineteen-story building, Frank Lloyd Wright‘s only skyscraper, completed in 1956, and located forty-five miles north of Tulsa.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When a survivor reports an incident and ultimately testifies against someone who harmed them, memory recall might be uniquely affected.
    — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reports
Verb
  • For all the chatter about the Georgia wide receiver position this month, Kirby Smart notes that success for that group can’t be self-made.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Should the show be renewed — though it is categorized as a limited series — Stapley notes the core question of who Lucky can be after walking away from her con artist ways would likely be explored.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of notes
Verb
  • The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Kennedale takes down Van Alstyne Senior guards Jacoby Lovings and Trey Smith scored 14 and 11 points, respectively, as Kennedale defeated Van Alstyne 60-47 in a Class 4A Division II area-round game on Friday at Little Elm Braswell High School.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of takes down
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