Thesaurus results for SET DOWN

set down

verb

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as in to sit

to cause to sit down set the toddler down in her seat

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as in to record

to make a written note of set down the names of those in attendance

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as in to consider

to think of in a particular way early in the campaign, voters set the senator down as an opportunist, and the perception stuck

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Recent Examples of set down This nifty side table chills beverages for hours while doubling as a convenient spot to set down drinks or snacks. —

Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 After a pair of singles to start the fourth inning, Buehler set down the Mariners’ 3-4-5 hitters in order. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Jasen Thomas set down 11 via strikeout and Stef Alexandrov drove in three for Cambridge (4-0) in a 9-2 Dual County League win over Concord-Carlisle. —

Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 Beauty reached for June’s hand, said, Come set down. —

Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for set down

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Set the scene The hotel sits along the Nile in Giza, just across the river from central Cairo.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
His modest velocity — Giolito has sat between the high 80s and low 90s in each start — is the main reason the Padres are tempering expectations for a pitcher whose contract stipulates he must be added to the big-league roster by Saturday.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 11 May 2026