as in recording
to make a written note of
I'll jot down the message
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jotting (down)
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Duran has been crafty on the base paths, recording 22 steals on 28 attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Stoked, Joe announces his candidacy to run against Ted, immediately recording a video and posting it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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McArthur launched on two spaceflights, logging 213 days in orbit across her nearly 25 years, and held leadership positions at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Private education and health services had the largest decline in job openings, with 181,000 fewer job openings from June to July, followed by retail (110,000) and mining and logging (13,000).—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2019, after massive layoffs and lost sales, the company shocked Wall Street by writing down the value of marquee brands Oscar Mayer and Kraft by $15 billion.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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Two weeks later, the Virgo solar eclipse asks you to ground those dreams by actually making the calls, sending the emails, or writing down the plan.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Aug. 2025
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Unlike pension funds or institutional investors bound to reporting cycles, family offices can afford to wait.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Advances in observation technology have led to the discovery of an increasing number of asteroids, with NASA reporting that by June 2021 scientists had identified 26,115 near-Earth asteroids and 2,185 classified as potentially hazardous.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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In the days before photography was an available tool, astronomers toggled between the viewfinder and the sketch pad, transcribing their telescopic findings to the printed page.—
David Kamp,
Air Mail,
23 Aug. 2025
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Soriano said the board expects to discuss ways to supplement the position through artificial intelligence to streamline the process of transcribing meetings.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The pair took full advantage and ground their way in the final from the top half, setting down Wazir & Blanco in the semis with a come-from-behind win.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Mississippi State takes this week's biggest jump after taking down Arizona State.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Los Angeles Chargers started the 2025 NFL season as winners, taking down the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-21, on Friday night in Brazil.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Josh tends to appear via video link and those who have attended the meetings have remarked about his openness to listen to what is being said, while also noting that post-ESL, there has been more of an effort by the club and senior executives to engage with supporters.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The pastor has decided to turn the other cheek, while noting the challenges his flock will face carrying out their ministry of aid.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Jotting (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jotting%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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