1
as in reduces
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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2
as in logs
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Recent Examples of writes down
On the envelope, a British friend of mine born a Horse writes down her name, birthdate and address.
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Jennifer Pak, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Instead of signing the contract, Henry writes down an address.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Jennifer Pak, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Instead of signing the contract, Henry writes down an address.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writes down
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Recycling sports equipment not only keeps it out of landfills, but reduces the need for new equipment to be manufactured, Clarkin said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Being up to date on taxes reduces the amount of penalties and interest that builds from waiting.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Approach improves transparency and trust in autonomous systems Similar to the flight data recorders used in aircraft, the system continuously logs information about the drone’s performance.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Next, the scammer logs into your account within minutes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Court records state Jaime Castro falsely told two officers after the March 2025 multivehicle crash that another person in his vehicle had been driving at the time of the impact and neither of them had consumed alcohol beforehand.—
Chase Rogers,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Court records state her blood alcohol concentration was over three times the legal limit.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The texture starts creamy and then sets down into a blurred finish.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 Dec. 2025
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At this year’s French Open, Monfils performed one of his signature resurrections, coming from two sets down to beat Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien and sending Court Philippe-Chatrier into a frenzy in the process.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Temperate super-Earth around an M-dwarf star The team reports that the observations validate the planetary nature of the object and identify it as a temperate rocky planet circling an M4V-type star.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Israeli defense company Elbit Systems , which reports Tuesday morning, can provide some insight into global defense spending intentions now that there is a war in Iran.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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Kennedale takes down Van Alstyne Senior guards Jacoby Lovings and Trey Smith scored 14 and 11 points, respectively, as Kennedale defeated Van Alstyne 60-47 in a Class 4A Division II area-round game on Friday at Little Elm Braswell High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2026
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Every wildfire that takes down a transmission line, every flood that swallows a road, every heatwave that makes a solar farm falter all slow the very systems meant to replace fossil fuels.—
Natalie Unterstell,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fordham notes that there are also beautiful acoustical wallcoverings on the market today that will match any interior style without looking too commercial.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Swain notes that many of those interested will be family offices that eschew investing in traditional PE funds where an Ares or Carlyle pick the companies.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Writes down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writes%20down. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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