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put down

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verb

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as in to enter
to put (someone or something) on a list put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip

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as in to attribute
to explain (something) as being the result of something else a fender bender that probably can be put down to the young driver's inexperience

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Recent Examples of put-down
Noun
Jerry Seinfeld is working through his range of heckler put-downs after he was interrupted once more during his stand-up show in Australia on Saturday evening. Caroline Frost, Deadline, 23 June 2024 Who knows how her shtick will go down the second season, but one thing is certain: Her quips and put-downs against the rest of the cast will surely be entertaining. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
Verb
Wealthy tech titans who have put down roots in the city — and see San Francisco as an international hub for high tech — poured millions of dollars into campaign contributions, pressing for an outcome that would infuse this famously liberal city with more centrist politics. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 This means putting down your phone and really engaging with your kids. Katherine Lewis, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for put-down 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put-down
Noun
  • World & Nation Canadian officials blast Trump’s tariff threat, and one calls Mexico comparison an insult Nov. 26, 2024 The U.S. Border Patrol made 56,530 arrests at the Mexican border in October alone — and 23,721 arrests at the Canadian frontier between October 2023 and September 2024.
    Rob Gillies and Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
  • But there’s only so much that Kai Trump can do to soften the image of a man who has been compared by critics to history’s most dangerous fascists and who regularly hurls insults and makes profane remarks.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • As the conflict in Gaza has dragged on, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced criticism internationally and domestically for what critics say is his prioritization of keeping together his fractious hard-right and religious coalition government — and his job — over a ceasefire deal.
    David Hodari, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The Northwest Indiana congressman, the frontrunner in Indiana’s open U.S. Senate race, declined invitations from the Debate Commission, which has drawn criticism from his opponents.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Back on the ground, the camera observes Chris Smalls, a former Amazon employee dismissed the year before from the JFK8 fulfillment center for his activism over proper measures to protect workers from COVID.
    Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Journalists and prosecutors have suggested Trump could order the Justice Department to dismiss the federal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams or pardon him if he’s convicted.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • During the 1982 experiment, researchers recorded sound using a line array of hydrophones towed behind a ship for three weeks.
    Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The documents showed that officials were recording Uyghurs’ religious activity and level of cooperation with authorities, among other details.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Two ways to win: Check in at four or more locations during the week and be automatically entered to win a grand prize of $300 in gift cards Earn points for eating pizzas and checking in!
    The Enquirer, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In 1958, Yanktonai Dakota artist Oscar Howe entered a Native art competition at the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The most recent time it was used was in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush after both city and state leaders asked for federal help to quell the L.A. riots.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Landing the highly touted prospect may quell speculation that Sanders would leave Boulder for a head coaching job in the NFL.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • This can primarily be attributed to: a 357% rise in the company’s revenue from $272 million in 2021 to $1.2 billion now; partly offset by a 22% rise in total shares outstanding to 228 million; and a 2% fall in the company’s P/S ratio to 4.4x now, versus 4.5x in 2021.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Lauren Goode: Were people just copying and pasting it as like clickbait and not attributing it?
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock.
    Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 July 2017
  • The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.
    Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 19 July 2017

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“Put-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put-down. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.

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