jot (down)

verb

Definition of jot (down)next
as in to record
to make a written note of I'll jot down the message

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jot (down)
  1. record
  2. log
  3. write down
  4. report
  5. set down
  6. transcribe
  7. note
Verb
  • Top 10 Center Fielders In 2024, only eight pitchers recorded 30 saves — the fewest in a 162-game season since 1988.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Powers recorded the album with co-producer and mixer-engineer Rodaidh McDonald.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of record
Verb
  • The game was well in hand by the fourth quarter, allowing head coach Tom Thibodeau to empty his bench with three minutes remaining — a rare luxury for a team whose starters have logged heavy minutes in recent games.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The last time Los Angeles logged more than one-tenth of an inch of rain was in early May.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of log
Verb
  • This simple act of writing down your thoughts, which is often easier for the emotionally reticent, is an easy way to do it.
    Jim VandeHei, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
  • My hand hurt from writing down every death, every instrument of killing: a knife, a .45 Colt, a rope, a heave into the sea.
    Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of write down
Verb
  • Current Incidents: There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Cops said Michael Lewis, 55, traveled from his hometown of Denton, Texas, to the city where Clark plays for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA, the Indianapolis Star reported.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of report
Verb
  • Without setting down explicit conditions for the US to stay in NATO, Vance criticized an imbalance in member countries’ commitments and singled out Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and a frequent target of Trump’s pressure during his presidency.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Megan Mojica and Kamila Reynolds, both Madison area school bus drivers, visited the site Tuesday morning, set down some candles, and prayed with a chaplain.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of set down
Verb
  • In its quest to transcribe historic documents, the National Archives is looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: reading cursive.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • His latest book tells the story of a Lutheran priest in the early-20th-century American West who has transcribed the life of a vampire.
    Michael Schaub, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of transcribe
Verb
  • That latter trend has made Japan much more affordable for those coming from across the globe, with the currency hitting a 37-year low just last week, Bloomberg noted.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Additionally, Wendy's noted that the rapid democratization of AI technologies is making change management easier, as employees are already familiar with using AI in their personal lives, setting the expectation for it in the workplace as well.
    Maribel Lopez, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of note
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