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put down

[poot-doun] / ˈpʊtˌdaʊn /






put-down


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Her aim, with “Whistler,” she has said, is to put down on paper how much they loved each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The stark result is that animals are put down that otherwise wouldn’t be.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Slaymaker said he had noticed an increase in people using their phones in the cinema, which he put down to "changes in people's attention span".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“I just looked at it and thought, ’I want to put down roots; I want to have a family,’” she shared.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

About noontime I put down my knitting and went out to the center room.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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