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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
When in doubt, write down your core goals to ensure they don’t get overlooked.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
And because phones are often lost or stolen, Silvestro is constantly writing down her own number — on a hat, under a bridge — in the hopes that people call.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The movers wrote down the license plate of the car the woman and child had arrived in.
—Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Back in 1961, when this equation was first written down, the estimates were wildly optimistic.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
And because phones are often lost or stolen, Silvestro is constantly writing down her own number — on a hat, under a bridge — in the hopes that people call.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The movers wrote down the license plate of the car the woman and child had arrived in.
—Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Back in 1961, when this equation was first written down, the estimates were wildly optimistic.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
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Protective styles like low buns or braids can also reduce frizz throughout the day.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In her tenure, Colorado has taken major steps to increase price transparency, reduce hospital and prescription drug costs, and hold the health care industry accountable.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Cavaliers guard James Harden recorded 17 points and 14 assists.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ragans struggled to land his secondary pitches, recording just 52 of his 90 pitches for strikes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Everything from Quince’s Mongolian cashmere to washable silk and European linen bedding is marked down on March 25.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
25 Mar. 2026
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Amazon Spring Sale shoe deals Level up your shoe closet with some Amazon spring sale finds, too, like these raffia espadrille sandals that are 44% off, plus mesh ballet flats from Sam Edelman that are marked down to just $40.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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Wiseman first flew in space in 2014, launching aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, logging 165 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station and completing two spacewalks totaling 12 hours and 47 minutes.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Baumler debuted Thursday, loaded the bases on a walk, double and hit by pitch, then worked himself out of the jam to log a scoreless inning.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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His character was written off the sixth season of the show, and two episodes had to be scrapped.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pittsburgh tax accountant Howard Davis said a client recently came in expecting to write off his overtime pay, only to realize his W-2 didn’t break it out.—
Tim Grant,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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As much as the players try to avoid it — by logging off social media, by setting down their phones and by focusing on their training and process — some of the team's biggest names acknowledged it this week.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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To judge by the disorienting sound of this album, middle-aged motherhood for her has been less an experience of setting down roots than of ripping them up.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Social-media posts show that ICEBlock was used across the country, from the Bronx to Opelika, Alabama, with sightings of federal agents reported at car washes, Mexican restaurants, and grocery stores.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Attacks appear to intensify early Saturday Witnesses in eastern Tehran reported a partial power outage following airstrikes.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Birdville takes down Argyle in pitchers duel North Richland Hills Birdville’s Reagan Jordan and Argyle’s Presley Hawkesworth dueled it out on Tuesday at Birdville High School and a lone run in the bottom of the sixth lifted the Hawks to a 1-0 win in a District 6-5A game.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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It was quietly taken down about a year ago.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2026
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