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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
Schuster-Koloamatangi, who’s a native New Zealander, plays Dek, the franchise’s first Yautja protagonist, and as the runt of his Predator clan, he’s been completely written off by his father.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
But don’t write off this partywear trope too soon.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
If nothing else, leaving Sunday with a win means the Vikings cannot be written off.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
For decades, physicians have written off-label prescriptions for beta blockers to help people overcome the physical manifestation of performance anxiety, which is usually caused by a fear of failing at a stress-inducing task.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
But don’t write off this partywear trope too soon.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
If nothing else, leaving Sunday with a win means the Vikings cannot be written off.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
For decades, physicians have written off-label prescriptions for beta blockers to help people overcome the physical manifestation of performance anxiety, which is usually caused by a fear of failing at a stress-inducing task.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, in documents obtained by Rolling Stone, a California superior court judge overseeing the lawsuit ruled in favor of Kardashian and the anti-SLAPP motion, effectively dismissing the other Cantu’s lawsuit, though the judge left open the possibility of an appeal.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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This company’s approach to pest control begins with a philosophy that dismisses the business-as-usual assumptions.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tax rises would likely act as another damper on inflation by reducing consumer demand.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Researchers also stressed that the synergistic effect of K+ and C3N4 co-intercalation lowers the energy barrier, reduces the electrostatic interaction, and enhances the kinetics and structural stability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Act quickly to keep the stain from setting and to minimize the damage.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Nov. 2025
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Advanced hull geometry, radar-absorbing coatings, and an electronic degaussing system minimize magnetic and electric signatures.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Steven Ramm was the only other name written down at tribal council.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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First written down in 1632, Galileo was thinking about a passenger aboard a ship in the lower decks.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Not to diminish, but anybody can create their own AI characters, right?—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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The institutions built to prevent such suffering are straining under the weight of geopolitical rivalries, eroding trust, and diminishing political will.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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Smith ran down the sideline and broke away from Livingstone’s defense inside of four minutes left in regulation, helping the Golden Bulls run out the clock.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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For more than 50 years, the harrowing Vietnam War image, which shows a nine-year-old girl named Kim Phúc running down a road naked, her clothes burned off in a napalm attack, has been credited to an Associated Press photographer named Nick Út.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister Mohammed Aljadaan has played down concerns over Saudi Arabia’s growing debt pile (albeit a relatively low one of 32% of GDP) and deficit.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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Freeman played down the epic nature of his homer to seal a game that officially lasted six hours and 39 minutes.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
28 Oct. 2025
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The show never talks down to the audience.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Never met someone successful ever talking down to someone online.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Write off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write%20off. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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