put-down
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Trump, who has feuded with O'Donnell for decades, saw an opportunity for a put-down when the veteran comic's name came up during Wednesday's meeting.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
And let's not forget her iconic put-down to unwanted male attention that I'll admit to rolling out endlessly in my teens: "Ugh, as if!"
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
“Illegal” is a term that relates to a position on law and is not a put-down.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
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
He gestures towards the general, who smiles inanely at his own put-down.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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
AFP witnessed one volunteer urging soldiers to put down their rifles and help with the rubble removal.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 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
I put down my roller and wiped my hands on a rag.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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
There is no end of put-downs that attach to the job of vice president, a position that’s widely treated as irrelevant when its occupant is not ignored altogether.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
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
