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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
Wednesday, Suarez set down the Angels in order after Alek Jacob and Adrián Morejón worked their own scoreless innings.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
On Friday, the prosecution and the defense teams will narrow that set down to the 12 men and women who will serve on the trial jury, plus six alternates.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
At dinner a few weeks ago, my date gazed over at the table next to ours, where a server had just set down a platter of onion rings.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Tokyo Olympics champion Bencic defeated Gauff in their last meeting at Indian Wells in March, coming from a set down to knock her out in the Round of 16.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
On Friday, the prosecution and the defense teams will narrow that set down to the 12 men and women who will serve on the trial jury, plus six alternates.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
At dinner a few weeks ago, my date gazed over at the table next to ours, where a server had just set down a platter of onion rings.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Tokyo Olympics champion Bencic defeated Gauff in their last meeting at Indian Wells in March, coming from a set down to knock her out in the Round of 16.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set down
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In one photo shared by professional boxer and MMA fighter Jose Andres Cortes, Swift and Kelce could be seen sitting side by side in a booth at the restaurant.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Jan sits alone at the table, stunned and bathed in the bright beam shining through the window.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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With two men on, Scott recorded one out in the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 8-5 win over the Yankees on Friday.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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Wacha recorded 55 swings and 11 whiffs in his outing.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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The following are generally considered some of the least helpful foods for Crohn's disease.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
30 May 2025
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ISPs feared that their court loss would lead many other states to impose similar requirements, and some states are now considering legislation modeled on New York's.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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Jenner and Chalamet were seated next to Miles Teller and Keleigh Teller.—
Dayna Haffenden,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Years later, in 2011, LuPone and Close were seated next to each at the Kennedy Center.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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Saint Laurent logged the shortest tenure, only two years, and Bohan the longest, spanning three decades.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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On the other end of the strikeout spectrum are Hall of Fame pitchers from more than 100 years ago who logged vast numbers of innings while striking out far fewer batters per inning.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office is offering a monetary reward for information regarding the remaining suspects.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Trump was given 10 days to put the injunction into effect, per the order accompanying the ruling.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Moira puts Morck in charge of the initiative, sending him down to a glorified bathroom in a subbasement, providing no additional resources and moving the budget into other underserved departments.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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The story, written down on a clay tablet in Mesopotamia around 2,100 B.C., is the seed to the legend.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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The company reported writing down the value of its equity stake by $2.6 billion to $2.9 billion and incurring $2.7 billion in restructuring charges.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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“Set down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20down. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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