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
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
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
He gestures towards the general, who smiles inanely at his own put-down.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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
The crocodiles were not seized or put down by the authorities.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Mama looked at Doc, then back at me before she put down the sweetgrass basket she was weaving.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Her dry put-downs mask a fury that she eventually unleashes with seismic force.
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
Dame Maggie Smith was famous not only for her impeccable comic timing but also for the caustic put-downs used with such stinging effect by characters including Downton Abbey's Lady Grantham and Harry Potter's Professor McGonagall.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
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
