1
as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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2
as in noted
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Recent Examples of written down
A lot of this stuff is not written down anywhere.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
At private companies, their findings are sometimes not written down—this can be a way to limit liability.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
There’s an element to it that can’t really be written down—Velvet Underground and things like that.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Back in 1961, when this equation was first written down, the estimates were wildly optimistic.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
But everything really is written down from my mind.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
The only item that was written down in his will was John’s beloved scrimshaw set—sailor’s carvings made from whales’ teeth.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Feb. 2026
Cryptographers, however, have long understood that zero-knowledge proofs can’t safely be written down like a typical mathematical proof.
—Peter Hall, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2026
Well, Rob could have not thrown me under the bus, and just written down my name at the roundtable.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
At private companies, their findings are sometimes not written down—this can be a way to limit liability.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
There’s an element to it that can’t really be written down—Velvet Underground and things like that.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Back in 1961, when this equation was first written down, the estimates were wildly optimistic.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
But everything really is written down from my mind.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
The only item that was written down in his will was John’s beloved scrimshaw set—sailor’s carvings made from whales’ teeth.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Feb. 2026
Cryptographers, however, have long understood that zero-knowledge proofs can’t safely be written down like a typical mathematical proof.
—Peter Hall, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2026
Well, Rob could have not thrown me under the bus, and just written down my name at the roundtable.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written down
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Saudi Arabia’s government has reduced its reliance on oil revenue by introducing taxes and fees, but the kingdom’s ambitions have still grown faster than the new sources of revenue forcing the country to become more pragmatic, The New York Times’ Vivian Nereim reports.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Images from the scene showed a part of a four-story building reduced to a massive pile of rubble, with emergency workers on top of it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Lach said the district has no current information of any inappropriate behavior between Buetikofer and District 86 students, but noted the district is cooperating with authorities as the investigation continues.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Synology has noted that customers often get HEVC support through end devices, but that support isn’t a given in consumer products, including PCs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Not bad for a manager who was written off by plenty of us before a ball had been kicked.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Why more Sacramento residents are seeking evaluation As public awareness changes, individuals who were formerly written off as chaotic, fragile, strange or unstable are now seeing those outdated stories from a contemporary perspective.—
Malana VanTyler,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Friday marked Houston’s second playoff game without Kevin Durant (ankle), and the outcome didn’t change.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This blanket omission marked an astonishing reversal of fortune for Adjaye, who had been poised to become the profession’s next international superstar and seemed a shoo-in to win the coveted Pritzker Prize.—
Martin Filler,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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This, after buyer demand had briefly sunk below year-ago levels.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s approval rating sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the Iran war.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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No commercial ships were recorded crossing the strait Sunday as the latest developments played out, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Trump has recorded himself reading Bible verses that will be released on Tuesday as part of a marathon session at the Museum of the Bible.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Treat yourself to a little luxury while these Ugg slipper socks are marked down.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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These core customers were receiving orders marked down to half price or more.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Muldoon died suddenly on Sunday, April 19, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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No Iranian delegation has yet departed for Islamabad, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing Iranian state TV, contradicting international media reports that a team of representatives was traveling.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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