Thesaurus results for SETS DOWN

sets down

verb

present tense third-person singular of set down

as in sits

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

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as in logs

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

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as in considers

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 sets down But something about Therese keeps her following the breadcrumbs Carol sets down. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 Earlier in the day, on the men’s side, Frances Tiafoe came back from two sets down to shock his friend and countryman Alex Michelsen. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The new generation gives you more playtime to blend and sets down better. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 With the win, Fonseca, 19, became the first teenager to ever beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam event and the second player to ever come back from being two sets down to beat the Serbian tennis legend, according to Reuters. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 Jodar, meantime, came from two sets down against 34-year-old Pablo Carreno Busta to win in five sets, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The texture starts creamy and then sets down into a blurred finish. — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 Dec. 2025 Then there’s Peg, who arrives in a bomb-diffusion suit and sets down a ticking bomb. — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 Alcaraz also won the 2025 French Open, coming back from two sets down to triumph over Sinner in what many are calling one of the greatest matches ever played. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025

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At the top end of the range sits the Artycapucines line, an annual edition of limited-edition bags customized by prominent artists.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
The company runs a global network that sits between the internet and its customers, handling DDoS protection, zero trust security, and AI workload delivery.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of sits

Verb

In late August, Luke Agada logs onto Zoom from his studio in Chicago, with two new paintings of surreal domestic landscapes mounted on the wall behind him.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Law enforcement agencies have partnered with the company to speed up investigations by having access to a database that logs vehicle information like license plate, make, model, dents or modifications.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of logs

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When Bender considers moving to a rival network, Wever fleshes out the tough carapace of a woman who, even under the thorniest of circumstances, never stops calculating her next move.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Warsaw now wants the European Union to allow similar suspensions during migration emergencies, as the bloc considers a framework that could loosen standard asylum procedures.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of considers

Verb

Town officials planned on some 300,000 people in town despite a stadium that seats 64,000.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Jentleson heaps blame on Democratic professionals and activists for frittering away the Obama coalition that scored three hundred and sixty-five electoral votes in 2008 and managed sixty Senate seats the next year.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of seats

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While the technical crew records the president, the producer or reporter coordinates the live feed by phone, taking notes and asking questions.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Federal court records out of North Carolina indicate an Ericka Lomick was convicted in 2011 of mortgage fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a plea deal.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of records

Verb

The exit poll from Germany’s public broadcaster puts the AfD on 38%, just two weeks after the party had its best result yet in Saxony-Anhalt.

— Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
However, going down to 0-2 puts a team at a really big hole to start the year and make the playoffs.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of puts

Verb

During these days, Jews believe the Book of Life is opened and that God writes down what their upcoming year will hold.

— Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
Each player secretly writes down a guess, and players who pick correctly gets points equal to the number of players who guessed correctly.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

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