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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
Building something from nothing From her bed, with panic attacks still a daily reality, Mustered opened a notebook and wrote down her plan.
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 21 May 2026
Nothing can be written down, and no one can know everything, so much of the dialogue is a bewildering avalanche of codewords and code names.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
But the shift has been costly to automakers, who have been forced to write down the value of their large-scale EV investments.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Students write down a pledge not to cheat.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 21 May 2026
Nothing can be written down, and no one can know everything, so much of the dialogue is a bewildering avalanche of codewords and code names.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
But the shift has been costly to automakers, who have been forced to write down the value of their large-scale EV investments.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Students write down a pledge not to cheat.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
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Spirulina helps eliminate heavy metal build-up in the body, for instance; ginger and cumin reduce bloating; lecithin and gingko can improve memory.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Statistically, the drug reduced the risk of death by 60% compared with chemotherapy.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Escobar recorded the final out in the seventh on a strikeout to strand the tying and go-ahead runs on first and second base.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Wrobleski recorded a ninth strikeout, for the second out of the sixth, before surrendering a hit.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Right now, Amazon’s outlet includes easy cotton dresses for under $20, casual-to-formal shift dresses, and even wedding-ready dresses marked down by as much as 80 percent.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Wayfair marked down a ton of patio pieces that make hosting easy, including cushy conversation sets, luxe daybeds, umbrellas, and stylish loveseats up to 78% off.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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Lula, on track for reelection in October polls, vowed to stem deforestation after logging soared under his rightist predecessor, who sought to curry favor with Brazil’s powerful farming firms.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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Star winger Matthew Tkachuk played for the United States, logging seven points (four goals, three assists) in five games.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
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At the end of season 5, Frank resigned as president amid his many scandals and was thus written off at the start of season 6.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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No one was writing off Raman anymore.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Yoshida walked to force in Boston’s fourth run of the afternoon before Dion set down Kiner-Falefa for the first out of the frame.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Fonseca has now come back from two sets down in each of his last two matches after playing just one five-setter before Paris.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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Another in 2024 accused the company of failing to keep equipment properly maintained and for failing to report a breakdown in a blending kettle, records show.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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More strikes were reported in southern Lebanon earlier today, with the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that civil defense teams recovered the bodies of four people, including children, after an airstrike hit a residential house in the town of Adloun.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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But the ranking of England players left a sour taste, and Capello had to demand that they were taken down.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Most, but not all, of the packages had been taken down in the hours following the incident.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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“Write down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write%20down. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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