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as in dismisses
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 logs
to make a written note of
we had the whole agreement put down on paper
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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 suppresses
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings
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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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as in consumes
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 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.
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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
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
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Ohm, a cynical skeptic, dismisses their claims.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Evy is the skeptic who dismisses the noises as either an online hoax or bad plumbing.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The set logs the biggest week for any album by units in five months, and also marks Styles’ fourth leader.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
15 Mar. 2026
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Approach improves transparency and trust in autonomous systems Similar to the flight data recorders used in aircraft, the system continuously logs information about the drone’s performance.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Any small space object that enters Earth's atmosphere is described as a meteor.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The rival rallies in Budapest, which drew hundreds of thousands of people in support of Orbán's nationalist Fidesz party and Magyar's center-right Tisza, are being viewed as a barometer for which side commands more support as the campaign enters its final month.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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This suppresses competition from other vegetation.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mulch conserves moisture, improves water retention, suppresses weed growth, insulates and protects rose roots and enriches the soil with organic matter.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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That duality, which Desplechin attributes to Velkovsky’s input in the script, gave the film an unusual tone.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Though legend attributes the dish’s invention to the 10th-century scientist Ibn Sina, of the Silk Road city of Bukhara, its true origins are obscure.—
Michael Snyder,
Saveur,
11 Mar. 2026
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For example, one weekend session saw Cheyenne Hunt, executive director of Gen Z for Change, and Washington Post staffer Dylan Wells discuss how the public consumes news.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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But that also consumes about 5% of the country's overall electricity, according to a study by Tel Aviv University.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Clean Your Tools Keeping your garden tools clean minimizes the spread of disease in your garden.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
14 Mar. 2026
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Foam’s ability to absorb movement not only minimizes sleep disruptions but can reduce strain on the mattress over time, especially for couples.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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Froelich records his fifth and sixth Ks of the day to send it to the bottom of the inning.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Gage also alleged that the department routinely records the training exercises and that the city has withheld videos and photos of the incident.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Puts down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20down. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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