Thesaurus results for JOTTING (DOWN)

jotting (down)

verb

Definition of jotting (down)

present participle of jot (down)

as in recording

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

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While recording the album, Bareilles allowed a crew to film at Dreamland Recording Studios in upstate New York.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Crow-Armstrong has been crafty on the base paths, recording 31 steals on 38 attempts.

— Data Skrive, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of recording

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One week ago, my father and I finished writing down the journey of his career together as the last chapter of my upcoming book, Invisible Senators (BPP/Simon & Schuster).

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Why would a woman counting down the hours until her suicide still be writing down joke ideas?

— Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026

Definition of writing down

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Another arguably bigger factor is the return of student debt payments and credit bureau reporting after a Covid-era pause.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The incident was quickly followed by a slew of other companies reporting instances where AI agents behaved in unexpected ways.

— Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reporting

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Platforms including Cluely, Interview Coder, and Final Round AI render answers on the candidate’s own display, outside the layer a screen share captures, while transcribing the interviewer’s audio as the conversation happens.

— Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
And the days are coming when AI is meaningfully involved in clinical care, beyond just transcribing our own words, and the follow-up recommendation deviates from the standard of care.

— Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of transcribing

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James Gray continued his festival tour with Paper Tiger this weekend setting down in the Locarno Film Festival to receive an honorary award ahead of the film’s Swiss premiere on its landmark Piazza Grande.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Nunez has heard of other writers who proficiently multitask, setting down a partial manuscript while starting another, interspersing it all with stories and essays.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Definition of setting down

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The hardest physical part was actually taking down the old blinds, which had been screwed tightly into the window frame years prior.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Rather than taking down individual videos, the company has largely focused on accounts that post AI slop at scale, attempting to trick users and harvest cheap views for ad revenue.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of taking down

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Bloomingdale’s chief merchant Denise Magid also cites backpacks as a strong and growing category, noting demand for classic Polo Ralph Lauren styles and bolder designs from brands like State and Sprayground.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
The president expressed anger over Canada’s retaliation against his tariffs last year — noting Canadian imports of American alcohol and cars started to fall last spring.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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