put-down
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Judge relies on a producer to scour YouTube to find videos that might spark a spontaneous put-down.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
He also appeared in the 1998 remake of the monster movie “Godzilla” as the bumbling Mayor Ebert of New York — an unsubtle nod to film critic Roger Ebert, who took the put-down in stride.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 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
Our era, especially, is not made for this; social media is awash in speech of the point-scoring, picking-apart, piling-on, put-down variety.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
My comments must have struck Farmer as a put-down, because when I looked across the room his pale blue eyes were fixed on me.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
In some cities, first-time buyers typically put down more than 20%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“According to some of the American published sources, the cause of the conflict was put down to Tripoli’s piracy and America’s determination to suppress it,” Folayan wrote.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Southern Water said the restriction would come into force on 10 July but is requesting customers to "put down their hosepipes now, to avoid putting the network under further pressure".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
AFP witnessed one volunteer urging soldiers to put down their rifles and help with the rubble removal.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
I put down my Swiss cheese sandwich and leaned across the table so I could speak as quietly as possible.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
Count Glenn Whipp in Camp Mulligan: “Her dry put-downs mask a fury that she eventually unleashes with seismic force. Mulligan has been consistently great, but I don’t remember her being this ferocious — or funny.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
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
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
In this “Yes, And” reminds us that Deborah is in part modeled on Joan Rivers, who reserved her most scathing put-downs for herself.
From Salon ● May 24, 2024
Savanna’s really good at those kinds of put-downs, where it’s all in the eyes and the corners of the mouth.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
