put-down
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The word “decorative,” with its evocation of surfacey dazzle, is often a put-down in art.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
It was not only her contemptuous put-down: “You have no foreign policy experience and it shows.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Industrial policy was for Europeans; a common put-down was that it was “dirigiste,” a French term for “directed.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
What makes this all the more frustrating is that it's true, as the editorial board says, that "social media is awash in speech of the point-scoring, picking-apart, piling-on, put-down variety."
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2022
It was classic Zach—the sneering, superior put-down tone that he used on other people, but never on me.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
A grill can be more than the place where dinner happens; it can become the center of the party, giving everyone a reason to pull up a chair, put down their phone and get involved.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
In some cities, first-time buyers typically put down more than 20%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s time to put down the orange slices, stop singing “Country Roads” and send in the electric guitars with briefcases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Anti-putsch protests were put down by security forces, but activists quit the cities to form pro-democracy guerrilla groups, fighting alongside ethnic minority armies which have long resisted central rule.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I put down, People who liked Rockledge Park for the trees.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Trump's spokeswoman -- who is best known for her acid put-downs of journalists -- posted a picture of herself in a nursery, cradling her baby daughter to her chest.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Plaza says that Waters is known for being provocative and loves reading tabloids but that he asked to tone down Armando’s snide put-downs of celebrities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The first Stanford was made of real students, who defy tidy put-downs of “kids these days.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Bondi’s tired put-downs were so bad that “Saturday Night Live” parodied them over the weekend, with guest host Amy Poehler playing the pouty attorney general.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
At the colleges, I’ve developed some stock put-downs for them: “You must be a law student, aren’t you?”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
