1
as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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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
Back in 1961, when this equation was first written down, the estimates were wildly optimistic.
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Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
But everything really is written down from my mind.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
In fact, Herrington said, many of the principles didn’t even get written down until 2002, about eight years after the company was founded.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Feb. 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
By the sixth century BCE, when the Hebrew Bible was written down, the sources of their great wealth are listed as silver, iron, tin and lead; many of these were to be found in the western Mediterranean, in Spain (tin, silver) and in Etruria (iron ore, copper).
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Knowledge here is passed informally, not written down.
—Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
But everything really is written down from my mind.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
In fact, Herrington said, many of the principles didn’t even get written down until 2002, about eight years after the company was founded.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Feb. 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
By the sixth century BCE, when the Hebrew Bible was written down, the sources of their great wealth are listed as silver, iron, tin and lead; many of these were to be found in the western Mediterranean, in Spain (tin, silver) and in Etruria (iron ore, copper).
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Knowledge here is passed informally, not written down.
—Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written down
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Halsey said the women’s identities were reduced to billboard images during the investigation of their deaths.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Second, the swift realignment of NASA Goddard’s priorities with the President’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year — a realignment that occurred when the budget was still only a request — reduced the availability of mission formulation and mission engineering personnel to work on AXIS.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The chill all-day Mediterranean spot is Manja, noted by its huge, curving aqua pizza oven and porch swings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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The president noted that past military conflicts have dogged his predecessors, mentioning former President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and Jimmy Carter’s handling of the Iran hostage crisis.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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From the outside, LaNasa’s success could simply be written off as good luck or the result of hard work and talent.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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He was escorted off the set and written off the show, though Del Rio had already filmed seven episodes of the second season.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area plans to shut down its winter operations several weeks earlier than usual as temperatures in the Boise area climb around 20 degrees above average next week, adding to a challenging season marked by warm weather and little snow.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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Long before that, the site marked the end point of the New River, the 17th-century canal that carried fresh drinking water from Hertfordshire into the city.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bryant, by the way, sunk 18 of 20 free throws in netting 81, a 90 percent make rate.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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Loewen was fouled, then calmly sunk both free throws to give Georgetown the lead at 52-51 with nine seconds on the clock.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In 65 games played this season, Guenther has recorded 58 points (33, 25), ranking third on the team in scoring.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Police body cameras recorded the incident.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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The report included annual updates to the vacancies figures, which were marked down for most of 2025.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Two similar designs currently on the retailer’s website retailed for $28 and $44 each, though they’ve recently been marked down to $20 and $31, respectively.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Israel, which has denied conducting the strike, has focused on areas of Iran closer to Israel and hasn't reported any strikes south of Isfahan, 500 miles away.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Although counterterrorism investigators have so far found no credible specific threat, a memo to police agencies, first reported by ABC News, calls for local law enforcement to be on heightened watch.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Written down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written%20down. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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