puts down

present tense third-person singular of put down
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as in enters
to put (someone or something) on a list put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip

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as in attributes
to explain (something) as being the result of something else a fender bender that probably can be put down to the young driver's inexperience

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts down
Verb
  • Only one toll would be levied each day, which means any motorist who enters the area, then leaves and returns, would be charged only once that day.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) enters the hall during the meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (not pictured), October 11, 2024, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The company attributes the loss primarily to high operating expenses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company attributes this decline to operating losses and capital expenditures.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In the skies, every movement consumes precious energy, and there isn’t much of it.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Each is necessary and consumes daily chunks of time, but each has the option for delegation or automation.
    Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Adopting a hyper-local approach can reduce transportation and packaging costs while facilitating a farm-to-table model that minimizes the use of preservatives.
    Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The windows are double-paned, which minimizes noise and energy consumption.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • While the specter of cannibalism haunts Yellowjackets’ flashbacks (until Shauna finally eats her dead bestie Jackie’s ear in the season 2 premiere), Class of ‘07 plays that survival trope—along with food poisoning, a lack of working toilets, and in one case murder—for macabre laughs.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Each inspector eats out around 300 times a year and has 150 overnight stays.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • This retinol face serum diminishes fine lines and wrinkles while repairing skin tone and texture.
    Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The absence of live faculty feedback and oversight diminishes the credibility of the student’s achievement.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Joe Mathews criticizes politicians for working to shut down homeless camps.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement The Freedom Party calls for an end to sanctions against Russia and criticizes Western military aid to Ukraine.
    Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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