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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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as in to record
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Recent Examples of write down
As the host flips through each picture, the players must write down the correct baby name for that specific animal.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Battery factories have been cancelled or repurposed, and EV lineups have been slashed as OEMs write down billions of dollars in the process.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Simply write down everything that comes to you.
—Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Something written down that is direct, as though there is not much time, and certainly none for literary flourish.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Battery factories have been cancelled or repurposed, and EV lineups have been slashed as OEMs write down billions of dollars in the process.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Simply write down everything that comes to you.
—Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Something written down that is direct, as though there is not much time, and certainly none for literary flourish.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
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Smith said after talking to Gregg, Wheels Up reduced the price to $850, but storage fees for having the car since April 1 bring the grand total to at least $2,600.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Much like Vietnam, only a lot faster, the American war in Iran has reduced itself to saving face.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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James also recorded the 12,000th assist of his career in the first half, becoming only the fourth NBA player to reach the milestone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Alex Zaleta Rubio recorded the clean sheet for La Vega.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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So, while so many of the brand's best sellers are marked down on Amazon, now's the best time to stock up.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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For a limited time, the retailer has marked down some seriously good travel staples.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China's export growth declined to a six-month low in March as the Middle East conflict hit global demand outlook, while imports logged their strongest growth in more than four years.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Five coke oven plants logged major violations every quarter for at least three years straight.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal would be foolish to write off a player in this kind of form, with this kind of confidence, and gripped by the kind of never-say-die attitude that has characterised a dramatic career.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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To disregard Sephora and its fans would be like writing off Bravo Con or Comic Con.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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Beauty reached for June’s hand, said, Come set down.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Keller set down the Padres with machine-like efficiency for four innings and held on in his final two.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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At least one of the other three women has also received a cease-and-desist as of Friday, April 10, reports CNN.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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In Germany, in 2023, the national association of music schools reported that the number of seniors in music education had grown six-fold since 2000.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Following Zarutska’s killing, multiple fundraisers for Brown were created on GoFundMe, which were promptly taken down.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
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Joshua takes down Centennial Tre Everett had a triple and 3 runs batted in to lead Joshua past Burleson Centennial 6-4 in a District 8-5A contest on Tuesday night at Joshua High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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