puts down

present tense third-person singular of put down
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as in enters
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 attributes
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 puts down As for the other Bridgertons, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) is mourning the loss of her husband John (Victor Alli), Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is still avoiding men and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) puts down her Lady Whistledown pen for good. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026 Let’s say the buyer puts down 25% or $213,750, giving him/her a mortgage balance of $641,250. Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026 Private Mortgage Insurance, known as PMI, is typically required when a buyer puts down less than 20% of the purchase price. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts down
Verb
  • Amon, a Brazilian engineer who joined Qualcomm 30 years ago and became its CEO in 2021, dismisses the notion that this is all too much for Qualcomm to chase at once, saying the company has been on this reinvention path many times before.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • De Borbon dismisses the accusations as coming from a small group of disgruntled owners.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
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  • Concerns about inflation, debt, retirement savings or unexpected expenses do not simply disappear because someone logs into work.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • All of these updates could help address some of the quirks The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy noticed while trying out Google’s updated smart home system last year, like event logs with detailed descriptions of people who weren’t there, and things that didn’t happen.
    Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 23 June 2026
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  • To address these capacity issues, the manufacturer enters the market with 6 gigawatt-hours of advance product orders already under contract from industrial buyers.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
  • Madison Square Garden’s current on-site technology includes cameras that scan for facial recognition, allowing the arena to track every person who enters the building.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
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  • Normally, this modifier gene suppresses the creation of a second kind of hemoglobin, typically made only during fetal development; repressing the gene prompts cells to start making the fetal form of hemoglobin again, which acts as a backup.
    Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Enbrel partially suppresses the immune system, reducing damage from rheumatoid arthritis and five other diseases where the body attacks its own tissues.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
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  • Rather than relying on shrinking transistor dimensions, Huawei attributes the gains to its LogicFolding architecture, which reorganizes the physical layout of logic circuits to improve signal movement across the chip.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • The Police Department attributes the increase in citations to the use of the drone program.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
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  • Football sensation Erling Haaland, known for his striking goal record, reportedly consumes 6,000 calories daily, a regimen suited to his intense physical demands and unique metabolism.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Memory-centric computing has emerged as one possible solution because moving data often consumes more energy than the calculations themselves.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
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  • This precaution minimizes electrical hazards during flooding.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • Instead of accepting a system that minimizes their experiences and gaslights their physical pain, a new wave of female founders is rejecting these superficial fixes entirely.
    Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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  • Court records from Davidson County, Tennessee, showed an improper vehicle lighting and speeding charge, both misdemeanors, for Johnson in 2023.
    Lucas Finton, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • The unidentified student told a school resource officer in December 2023, who informed the principal about what happened, court records state.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

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“Puts down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20down. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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