putting down

present participle of put down
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as in attributing
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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of putting down Pendry is officially putting down roots in Music City. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025 Colorado state archives note that Governor James Peabody, who’s known for putting down a miner’s strike in Cripple Creek in 1903, also inhabited the home. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025 Customers can enroll by putting down a $10 deposit, then paying off the overdue balance over 36 months, on top of the regular bill. Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Students at a school district in Kentucky are putting down their phones and cracking books at a record pace now that devices are banned during class, district officials said. Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 There’s hard, mundane work outside of putting down the bottle and putting down the pipe. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025 Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean. Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 This week, Susan Stamberg is putting down her microphone after more than 50 years at NPR. Scott Simon, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025 Trump was not immediately required to cough up the whole sum, putting down a $175 million bond in the wake of the trial outcome. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting down
Verb
  • But Cortes last week cited the trio’s lack of a criminal record, willingness to pay restitution and their voluntary participation in community service in dismissing the charges.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His team plans to argue for dismissing the charges.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Much is made throughout the movie about the pitch-black nature of the songs Springsteen was recording; at one point, Landau—who went from writing about Springsteen to managing him—tells his wife that the songs sound like they’ve been made by a guilty man.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Moscow has reportedly positioned equipment at or near the wreck, including high-precision navigation devices and sensors capable of guiding submersible drones and recording the acoustic 'signatures' of NATO warships and submarines circulating in the Baltic Sea.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This year, Spirit Halloween is extending over 20 contracts to support the expansion of Spirit Christmas, now entering its second year.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The aim is to drill the first well slowly, entering five different geologic zones and testing for oil and gas in each of them.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The segment missed expectations last quarter, with management attributing the weakness to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) destocking.
    Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening.
    Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This could make eating more enjoyable, leading to eating more.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Sustainable gardening is an environmentally friendly approach that protects the earth and its inhabitants by mimicking natural ecosystems, minimizing waste and conserving resources.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since 1980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has maintained a database tracking these bank-busting events, logging every drought, flood, freeze, severe storm, tropical cyclone, wildfire, or winter storm that had a price tag of $1 billion or more.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some environmental groups and opponents argue that the bill advances the logging industry’s priorities, limits public engagement and does little to reduce the risk of wildfires.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Matt Zingler, the co-founder and CEO of the global hip-hop festival Rolling Loud, is listing his Biscayne Point retreat, complete with 150 feet of prime bay frontage.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
  • West put that property up for sale in October 2021, PEOPLE reported, initially listing it for $11 million.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Putting down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20down. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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