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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
This involves setting a timer for 15 minutes and writing down every worrying thought that comes to mind until the time is up, then shutting the journal.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
While writing down lists may not work for everyone, and journaling may seem like yet another task to complete, Sandbech believes your mind deserves the same opportunity for self-care as any other part of your body.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Attendees were asked to write down their questions and submit them to city staff for consideration.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
In each game, Fleck uses a thick black pen to write down coaching points in a yellow notebook.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
While writing down lists may not work for everyone, and journaling may seem like yet another task to complete, Sandbech believes your mind deserves the same opportunity for self-care as any other part of your body.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Attendees were asked to write down their questions and submit them to city staff for consideration.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
In each game, Fleck uses a thick black pen to write down coaching points in a yellow notebook.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
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Now, many employers are looking to harness the power of AI—initially for mundane and repetitive tasks and eventually for more complicated jobs—to reduce the need to maintain the same level of human staffers on their payrolls.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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And drivers can reduce the risk of their cars being hit.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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For an artist who had alchemized his collection of Prince, A Tribe Called Quest, Roberta Flack, and Marvin Gaye records into a beautiful sound of his own, this was never a slight.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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Urban fell backward onto the stage, then jumped up, laughing and ran to the barricade to record a cellphone video for Richie's parents.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Coming in 20 fall-ready colors (as well as some brighter picks), the Shewin Waffle Pullover Sweatshirt is a seasonal essential that’s now marked down to $23 in sizes XS to 3XL.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Tilbury only just launched at Amazon, but this best-selling liquid highlighter is already marked down, as is this Lancôme mascara that defines, volumizes, and lengthens lashes in one fell swoop.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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That game is currently logged as a forfeit on the high school sports tracking website MaxPreps.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The format has logged more than 210 games and attracted tourism board sponsorships from Turkey and Greece.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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The third quarter net-write off rate was flat.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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On the following episode of Monday Night Raw, Rollins was written off television in a shocking angle that saw his own faction, The Vision, turn on him.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after the Game 3 loss, Varland set down his hat and walked out of the visitor’s clubhouse.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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After straightforward wins over Katie Boulter and Zhang Shuai, Anisimova came from a set down in back-to-back matches against Karolina Muchová and Jasmine Paolini.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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No injuries were reported from the incident, which took place in an area where the highway patrol had stopped traffic during the live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton, the agency said in a statement Sunday.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Local media has reported that Hong Kong's Government Flying Service deployed helicopters above the affected runway, and Fire Services Department vessels also assisted with the rescue operations.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers were able to accomplish their goal in 2024, taking down the New York Yankees in the World Series.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are 4-2 and are looking to become the first back-to-back NFC East champs in two decades, but the Commanders are 3-3, and the New York Giants moved to a surprising 2-4 after taking down the Eagles last week.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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