jotting (down)

present participle of jot (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jotting (down)
Verb
  • Now the triple Grammy winner is stepping away from recording music, but not without a final goodbye.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Her friend Courtney was recording this sweet milestone to share with Callie’s husband and family in Brazil.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since 1980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has maintained a database tracking these bank-busting events, logging every drought, flood, freeze, severe storm, tropical cyclone, wildfire, or winter storm that had a price tag of $1 billion or more.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some environmental groups and opponents argue that the bill advances the logging industry’s priorities, limits public engagement and does little to reduce the risk of wildfires.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the thought of writing down the recipes made sense.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some examples might include taking a 15- to 20-minute morning walk, eating a healthy breakfast and writing down one positive thing that happened that day.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Such optimism will be tested as major automakers such as General Motors, Ford and Tesla begin reporting third-quarter results this week.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following intensive peace negotiations in Doha, Qatar, according to Reuters reporting on an announcement made by Qatar's foreign ministry early Sunday.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But many of the available tools are focused on reducing administrative burden by transcribing clinical visits, drafting notes and formulating appeal letters.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But voicemails also have a blue dot next to the red phone number or name (along with text summarizing or transcribing the voicemail underneath if those settings are active).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The prestigious brand setting down roots in Nashville marks a new chapter in the city's evolution as a top-tier retail hotspot and destination of global cultural importance, business reporter Molly Davis writes.
    Amber Roberson, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Andreasson arrived nine years ago on a temporary project and wound up setting down roots.
    David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon Web Services, a leader in the cloud infrastructure market, reported a major outage on Monday, taking down numerous big-name websites.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers were able to accomplish their goal in 2024, taking down the New York Yankees in the World Series.
    Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The former got an upgrade to outperform at Oppenheimer, with analyst Chris Kotowski noting Jefferies’ exposure to now-bankrupt autoparts maker First Brands is limited .
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Viva has doubled down on kids’ content with the distrib noting flexible terms for exhibitors to try to draw family audiences to kids fare beyond studio tentpoles.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Jotting (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jotting%20%28down%29. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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