Thesaurus results for SET DOWN

set down

verb

Definition of set down next

as in to sit

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

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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 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 The chopper swoops through the clear blue sky along the East River and sets down on the helipad. —

Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024 And Jago is setting down some of those building blocks quite literally, too. —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024 Matching interests is closely related to pathos, the appeal to the emotions of the audience, and is one of the three essential elements of persuasion set down by Aristotle over two millennia ago. —

Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for set down

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The warrant marked the first time that a sitting leader of a major Western power has been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity by a global court.

— Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
McDowell was the first to post a photo of Tove by sharing an Instagram shot of himself sitting on a brown sofa.

— Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025