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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
Ageism shows up, for example, in some commercials, with the cliched generational put-downs. Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025 The perfect vague yet totally true aphorism to throw at any put-down. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Her family put down roots over the decades, only to have all three of their homes destroyed by fires. Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Coogler put down the dishrag and began framing an idea for a story rooted in the centrality of music to the Black experience. Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put-down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put-down
Noun
  • People hurled insults as the police started taking down the barricades.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2025
  • Sarandos, playing a cheeky version of himself, delivers a sharp line about contractual award show shout-outs before signing off with an insult.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Since returning to office, Trump has directed his administration to act aggressively against foreign nationals who the Administration has alleged are undermining American interests, particularly in the context of criticism of Israel and campus protests against the war in Gaza.
    Nik Popli, Time, 9 May 2025
  • Trump hasn't shied away from bashing Biden in speeches, online posts and executive orders, and the White House hasn't backed down in the face of the former president's criticisms.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • When Trump left the presidency in 2021, the court dismissed the case as moot, leaving the constitutional provision largely untested and unresolved.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
  • The announcement comes after a jury candidate was dismissed on the first day of Combs' trial due to her connection to the publishing company.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • The longest humpback whale migration ever recorded was 8,106 miles, from South America to Africa, though more typical distances are around 5,000 miles.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
  • In 2018 Amazon’s Alexa recorded a married couple’s conversation about hardwood floors and sent it to one of the husband’s employees.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the database but local law enforcement agencies are responsible for entering the names.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • The Orlando woman was walking north and entered the westbound lanes of Colonial.
    Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • Several protesters were injured, some of them critically, by Flash-balls fired by riot police, or by cops sent out to quell demonstrations that were growing increasingly unwieldy.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
  • It’s also infused with aloe and calendula extracts, which are soothing to skin and help quell redness.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • The Education Department reported a 5.5% backlog despite a 62% spike in requests, which the agency attributed to tech upgrades and department-wide training.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
  • This growth can be attributed to both an increase in ad impressions and a higher average price per advertisement.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025

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“Put-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put-down. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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