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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
And playing him night after night…and then just those put-downs. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025 The perfect vague yet totally true aphorism to throw at any put-down. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
That financial breathing room may also explain why some expats put down roots in the country – 54% have lived there for five or more years already, and 30% want to stay forever, according to the report. Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 This Labor Day weekend, put down the phone. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put-down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put-down
Noun
  • Young Thug wasn’t the only target, however, as his girlfriend, Mariah The Scientist, also caught a few shots for entertaining Thugger’s insults over the phone.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Among Democrats, criticism has grown louder as the war becomes deeply unpopular with the party base.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But the Cowboys, who gave out big extensions to wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and quarterback Dak Prescott, couldn't come to terms with him on a new deal, which led to Jones receiving plenty of criticism.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite lacking any legal education or experience, Routh dismissed his lawyers earlier this year and intends to defend himself at trial.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • When retail loses money, it’s often dismissed as inexperience.
    Anmol Verma, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The improvements came in the passing attack, with wideout Javen Nicholas recording a career-best 11 catches for 122 yards, coming just one shy of tying Austin Duke’s program reception record of 12.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Chaminade alum Donta Simpson recorded two tackles including a split tackle for loss.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Swift and Beyoncé entered the evening tied for the most-ever VMA awards.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Texas State enters the top 50 after beating UTSA.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Zips are viewed as one of the worst teams in the FBS this season, and the debut game against Wyoming did nothing to quell those concerns.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Trump has also repeatedly threatened to send in National Guard troops to assist the efforts and to help quell violent crime, which the president has tried to paint as out of control but in fact has been steadily decreasing in Chicago in recent years.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More news The Athletic’s Joe Vardon reports that LeBron James did not write an article attributed to him in a Chinese newspaper.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • According to Monitoring Analytics, an independent watchdog of PJM, roughly three-quarters of the increase, totaling over $9 billion, can be attributed to current and projected future demand from data centers.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In late March, a 3-year-old Leavenworth boy known as EJ fell asleep for the night on a neighbor’s couch after eating grapes.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • To support your prostate health, focus on eating healthy fats, fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Put-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put-down. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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