1
as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock
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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up
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Recent Examples of write off
As financial aid becomes more expansive, families should not write off a top school for financial reasons before fully understanding the aid offerings available to them.
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Lam said that, just as California's Three Strikes law has changed, so has the idea that people should be locked up and written off.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Mood changes can be written off as stress.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
The audience that’s been written off as fragmented when really it’s just been ignored.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Lam said that, just as California's Three Strikes law has changed, so has the idea that people should be locked up and written off.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Mood changes can be written off as stress.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
The audience that’s been written off as fragmented when really it’s just been ignored.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write off
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In December, Rozier requested that the case be dismissed, arguing that the government had overstepped by charging him with fraud.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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During sentencing, Baskin dismissed the argument that the devices were used for purposes such as exploding targets and fireworks.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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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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Starry is propelled by my real and personal anger that these women’s contributions to the genre have been minimized or elided altogether.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Doing so aids in minimizing confounding variables.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Gordon is a keen chess player, has been known to write down his short- and long-term aims in a journal and keeps himself in great shape away from football.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Why would a woman counting down the hours until her suicide still be writing down joke ideas?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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According to the alliance, the theme emphasizes the LGBTQ+ community's place in American society, calls for resistance against efforts to diminish their rights and visibility and encourages people to live openly, proudly and without apology.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Confidence Doesn’t Require an Apology Corporate culture often reinforces self-diminishing behavior.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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As Roberto De Zerbi ran down the touchline in celebration of Joao Palhinha giving Tottenham Hotspur the lead against Everton on the final day of the Premier League season, one of his players was in hot pursuit.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The Lodge is technically not in Seattle—the converted seminary is located inside Kenmore’s Saint Edward State Park, an expanse of forest with trails running down to the eastern shore of Lake Washington.—
Harry Cheadle,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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But after his early doom-laden predictions, Altman may now be an outlier among industry leaders in playing down the impact on work.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
26 May 2026
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So many players made big plays down the stretch.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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The movie goes from this weird, seedy love motel to the industrial backwaters, and these long walks and talks down empty streets.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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The contractors talked down to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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“Write off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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