Thesaurus results for SETTING DOWN

setting down

verb

present participle of set down

as in sitting

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

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as in recording

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

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as in regarding

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 setting down James Gray continued his festival tour with Paper Tiger this weekend setting down in the Locarno Film Festival to receive an honorary award ahead of the film’s Swiss premiere on its landmark Piazza Grande. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026 Nunez has heard of other writers who proficiently multitask, setting down a partial manuscript while starting another, interspersing it all with stories and essays. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 Some of the deals have pages of guardrails and approval rights, setting down boundaries for any future use of these replicas. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 Kicking a ball, setting down your bike's kickstand, or making a splash in the water, use your feet to kick-start some fun! — Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 2 July 2026 Her uncle, Lee Kuan Yew, was Singapore’s first prime minister, credited with setting down an approach to economic development that helped make the city-state one of Asia’s richest and most developed societies. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 1 June 2026 Robb Report’s culinary spectacular is setting down roots in the Big Easy next month. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026 Woo yielded one hit over seven brilliant innings, setting down his last 12 batters and recording six strikeouts while matching the longest scoreless start of his career. — CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 Avery Sullivan, with whom Morris also plays in the country-rock band Fust, keeps loose time on drums, tapping the snare like someone setting down coffee mugs while Libby Rodenbough scrapes out a few melody lines on her fiddle and colors empty spaces with some ghostly tremolo. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026

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Verb

So yes, there could be another universe where David Brooks and Priya are sitting, but Priya’s not wearing a blue blouse.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
In the museum’s Skywalker Grill restaurant, Leonardo DiCaprio held court at a center table with Al Pacino, with Francis Ford Coppola and Jeffrey Katzenberg sitting nearby.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sitting

Verb

Now, that question has become the central battleground in landmark lawsuits between publishers, studios and recording companies against artificial intelligence companies over large language models.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Central was able to retaliate, as running back Jerry Dillard pushed his way to the end zone, recording a 2-yard score, to cap a 15-play, 65-yard drive.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of recording

Verb

Posing for the sports trading app Novig, Sweeney has stirred a debate regarding oversexualization in the world of advertising.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Many job seekers worry that AI interviewers may have built-in biases regarding race, ethnicity, age, gender or manner of speaking.

— Sophie Caldwell Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of regarding

Verb

The Journeys Restaurant’s open-seating menus change daily, pairing Latin American flavors with Western staples sourced through AmaWaterways’ farm-to-ship program.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
In the center of the pavilion, there will be seating structures, allowing visitors to enter, rest and remember the land between borders.

— Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of seating

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After logging in to your Capital One account, find the rewards section.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
The Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) operated from 1965 to 1969, logging more than 13,000 hours demonstrating passive safety, high‑temperature performance, and fuel flexibility, noted the company.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of logging

Verb

For many people considering self-insurance, homeowners coverage is still a good use of funds when compared with your net worth, Connor said.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The White House is considering whether to host a meeting with AI executives on the sidelines of its summit with Xi next week, but the Chinese would not be invited, an official said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of considering

Verb

Ultimately, Jenkins capped the drive with a 4-yard keeper, putting UCF ahead 34-27 with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of putting

Verb

Atul Gawande’s The Checklist Manifesto shows the benefits of experts writing down the small part of their experience and knowledge that can be written down.

— Timor Brik, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Why would a woman counting down the hours until her suicide still be writing down joke ideas?

— Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026

Definition of writing down

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