1
as in reducing
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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as in recording
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Recent Examples of writing down
Why would a woman counting down the hours until her suicide still be writing down joke ideas?
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026
These authors decided that their lives were worth writing down—and, in the process, gave us a window into American history as seen through the eyes of young women.
—Greta Rybus, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The system was inspired by Jim Collins, who visited Trek in 2018 and suggested writing down one lesson per book.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
After writing down his guess, to which the first lady reacted in shock, officers informed them all to get down.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2026
In the present day, Aunt Lydia is writing down her life story and recalling the early days of Gilead.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
And because phones are often lost or stolen, Silvestro is constantly writing down her own number — on a hat, under a bridge — in the hopes that people call.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Some people were literally sitting in their rooms all night writing down notes.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
The idea of writing down your arguments came from a technique used by debaters.
—Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026
These authors decided that their lives were worth writing down—and, in the process, gave us a window into American history as seen through the eyes of young women.
—Greta Rybus, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The system was inspired by Jim Collins, who visited Trek in 2018 and suggested writing down one lesson per book.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
After writing down his guess, to which the first lady reacted in shock, officers informed them all to get down.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2026
In the present day, Aunt Lydia is writing down her life story and recalling the early days of Gilead.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
And because phones are often lost or stolen, Silvestro is constantly writing down her own number — on a hat, under a bridge — in the hopes that people call.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Some people were literally sitting in their rooms all night writing down notes.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
The idea of writing down your arguments came from a technique used by debaters.
—Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing down
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This battery system will enable up to 12 hours of silent scientific operations powered entirely by batteries, reducing both emissions and underwater noise that can interfere with sensitive marine research.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Formed in 1967 in the city that would share its name, Chicago was a major hit-maker for decades, recording nearly 40 albums and selling, according to some sources, more than 100 million records.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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The song will be performed by the five BMAC x America250 Voices of Tomorrow grant recipients and some of today’s biggest recording artists, and will be released in early July.—
Christine Imarenezor,
VIBE.com,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Faced with the reality of Rowland not coming back, Anderson had multiple options, including writing off the character altogether.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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No one was writing off Raman anymore.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The backstory The Ranch’s history traces back to the early days of Yellowstone—in which the Ranch had a seat at the table when discussing the formation of the town of Big Sky, the evolution of ranching and logging in the Northern Rockies, and the region’s overall wilderness preservation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn, the creator and star of Apple TV drama series Pluribus, have the kind of easy camaraderie that comes from logging over a decade of prestige television together.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Sony has a tradition of marking down its PlayStation 5 hardware a couple of times a year, and one of those opportunities to save is here through June 10th.—
Cameron Faulkner,
The Verge,
27 May 2026
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By marking down the collateral for that leverage, JPMorgan is reducing the ability of private credit firms to borrow against their loans, and in some cases could even force firms to post more collateral.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Her uncle, Lee Kuan Yew, was Singapore’s first prime minister, credited with setting down an approach to economic development that helped make the city-state one of Asia’s richest and most developed societies.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Robb Report’s culinary spectacular is setting down roots in the Big Easy next month.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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The outage didn't appear to last long, with users reporting Facebook coming back online within about an hour.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Some customers in San Juan began reporting intermittent service more than a year ago, with the governor acknowledging the infrastructure has lacked investment and maintenance for decades.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The ensuing public backlash led the Senate on Wednesday to unanimously agree with a measure that would block the government from taking down the OOI.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
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The board authorized the change to the uniform 80 mph speed limit in a 3-2 vote, directing ITD staff to begin taking down the truck speed limit signs.—
Rose Evans
Updated June 18,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
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“Writing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20down. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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