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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Judge William Sullivan impounded the call, prohibiting the press from recording or broadcasting the audio.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Palencia would have established himself as one of the sport’s top closers, and the Cubs wouldn’t have needed to set a franchise record with 13 pitchers recording at least one save.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 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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In June, Waddingham issued a metaphorical penalty card to outlets reporting on a feud with Sudeikis, after speaking to Variety about his propensity for rewrites.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Health officials in New York are reporting at least three probable cases of a rare bacterial illness on Long Island.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of reporting

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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
Some of the deals have pages of guardrails and approval rights, setting down boundaries for any future use of these replicas.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Definition of setting down

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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
Crews began taking down the remainder of the building Tuesday night, to prevent sections from falling onto power lines, the station said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of taking down

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Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Last year’s total was more like 80 to 100 kids, Fozo said, noting that a local marketing campaign was undertaken this time at local schools as well as partnering with three elementary schools in the area.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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