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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
new hires always have to deal with put-downs and practical jokes from the older employees
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as in criticism
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
your never-ending put-down of my musical talents is really starting to annoy me
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as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism
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2
as in to record
to make a written note of
we had the whole agreement put down on paper
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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 quell
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings
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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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as in to eat
to take in as food
the husky youngster seemed to put down her own weight in food at one sitting
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Recent Examples of put-down
Joyce Marter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
And playing him night after night…and then just those put-downs.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The seemingly unstoppable rise of South Indian movie-making was put down to Indian cinema-goers’ desire for mass-market features that reflect the entire country.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Examples include financial gaslighting, shaming, put-downs, bullying and pressure.
—Joyce Marter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
And playing him night after night…and then just those put-downs.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
Verb
Max Verstappen set the early time to beat on hard tyres before Hamilton briefly went quickest as the track started to evolve and rubber started getting put down by the cars.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The seemingly unstoppable rise of South Indian movie-making was put down to Indian cinema-goers’ desire for mass-market features that reflect the entire country.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put-down
Noun
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Several diss tracks followed, with the musicians hurling increasingly spiteful insults at each other relating to accusations of domestic abuse, exploitation and pedophilia.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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After a small crowd outside Boston’s customs house pelted redcoats with rocks, snowballs, and insults, the soldiers opened fire, killing five and wounding 12 more.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s administration was right to send an emissary after ICE’s Hyundai raid to express regret and negotiate a new business visa process for South Koreans, despite criticism from the more anti-immigrant MAGA base.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Rimes has described experiencing cycles of praise and harsh criticism — both as a child star and during her affair with Cibrian.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Biden administration dismissed the lawsuit, and prosecutors dropped a grand jury investigation the following year.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The revelation immediately erupted into a political crisis, with the head of prisons dismissed and Guatemalans threatening to protest.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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In Edgewater, in Volusia County, water in the Intracoastal pushed up into low-lying neighborhoods and the city recorded as much as 7 inches of rain, the city stated in a news release.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Detroit, which entered the game as the NFL’s hottest team, fell to 4-2.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The large police presence, with a handful of riot vans positioned between the protestors and the stadium entrance, quelled any threat of violence until a small flashpoint close to half-time — tear gas was briefly used to disperse activists who attempted to break through police barricades.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Those deployments provoked more protests, which, in turn, fuelled the Administration’s claims that troops are needed to quell them.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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An art review on Friday about two Lu Yang exhibits in New York attributed an erroneous distinction to Lu Yang’s current exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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The increase in revenue was attributed to a 3% improvement in productivity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Another problem is the chipmunks and squirrels, who will dig up and eat your bulbs.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Halloween's iconic Candy Corn Each year, over 35 million pounds – or about 9 billion pieces – of candy corn are produced, according to the National Confectioners Association and most are eaten around Halloween.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Put-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put-down. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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