Thesaurus results for SETTING DOWN

setting down

verb

Definition of setting down next

present participle of set down

as in sitting

to cause to sit down set the toddler down in her seat

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Relevance

as in recording

to make a written note of set down the names of those in attendance

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as in regarding

to think of in a particular way early in the campaign, voters set the senator down as an opportunist, and the perception stuck

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Verb

The smell of Auntie Anne’s cinnamon pretzels mixed with movie popcorn and old pizza that had been sitting under the lights a little too long.

Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
As a result, the processor is spending more of its time sitting idle, waiting for data to be fetched from memory.

John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

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