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as in reduces
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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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
Another keeps a notebook with his phone and writes down his questions there instead of searching for the answers.
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Mika Ellison, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Instead of signing the contract, Henry writes down an address.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Mika Ellison, NPR, 20 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
Verb
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This degrades your brake system’s stopping power, which reduces the overall safety of your vehicle.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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While magnesium may support a healthy heart, there is no clear evidence that taking magnesium supplements reduces your risk of heart disease or regulates your blood pressure.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
18 June 2026
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OpenAI has agreed to acquire Ona, a German startup that keeps software agents working in a secure cloud after the developer who started the task logs off.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Its streamlined, lightweight architecture tracks a daily sleep score and logs your vital metrics, using a glass display that is twice as scratch-resistant as that of previous models.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The character launches a music career, records songs and steps into the spotlight.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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That lines up with data from plague outbreaks thousands of years later in London, when parish records document local children bearing the brunt of the plague’s death toll.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
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With the win, Fonseca, 19, became the first teenager to ever beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam event and the second player to ever come back from being two sets down to beat the Serbian tennis legend, according to Reuters.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Jodar, meantime, came from two sets down against 34-year-old Pablo Carreno Busta to win in five sets, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Though the jury’s still out, our staff reports an easier time getting to Kansas City Stadium than Tuesday.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Developed from the Boeing 737-800ERX airframe, it is built for long-range surveillance, submarine tracking, surface vessel monitoring, intelligence collection, and maritime strike support, Army Recognition reports.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
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The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 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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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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The company further notes that by using an existing licensed facility for production, the project contributes to ongoing efforts to reestablish parts of the domestic nuclear industrial base for long-term energy and mission-critical applications.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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The report notes that road conditions were dry at the time of the rollover, which happened in Dakota County.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
20 June 2026
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“Writes down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writes%20down. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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