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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
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).
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Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
This kind of expertise is rarely written down in one place and always valuable, especially when there’s a mechanical issue or system-level disruption.
—Kriti Sharma, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Knowledge here is passed informally, not written down.
—Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
It's not written down anywhere.
—Kylie Gilbert, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
First written down in 1632, Galileo was thinking about a passenger aboard a ship in the lower decks.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
But here events were hap- pening before the camera first; being written down, constructed into a script, after.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Each orientation can be written down as a collection of rotation angles.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Stripped of tone and context, those words can come across very differently once they're written down.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
This kind of expertise is rarely written down in one place and always valuable, especially when there’s a mechanical issue or system-level disruption.
—Kriti Sharma, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Knowledge here is passed informally, not written down.
—Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
It's not written down anywhere.
—Kylie Gilbert, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
First written down in 1632, Galileo was thinking about a passenger aboard a ship in the lower decks.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
But here events were hap- pening before the camera first; being written down, constructed into a script, after.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Each orientation can be written down as a collection of rotation angles.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Stripped of tone and context, those words can come across very differently once they're written down.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written down
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In all, the fees were reduced by about $620,000 through automatic waivers and other savings, said Andrea Osgood, Eden Housing’s chief of real estate development.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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This population has been reduced by vehicle strikes and by animals sustaining rodenticide poisoning over the past decades.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Some users, like Stalter, are deleting their accounts and leaving the app altogether (though some have also had trouble deleting their accounts, Fiesler noted).—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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As Lee noted in his opening remarks, gold trading has deep roots in Hong Kong, spanning decades with jewelers, multinational corporations, SMEs, refineries, and investment firms.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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There’s no winner in this current messy situation, but Elliott should not be written off.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Net charge-offs refer to the amount of debt a bank has written off as uncollectible, minus any recoveries; a decline is a good thing.—
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CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Klapper, who runs the media company MuVi 3D GmbH, said the project still marked a personal milestone.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Last December marked 20 years since this sacred site’s destruction, which my research—born in my late teens—exposed as the finale of our time’s greatest cultural genocide.—
Simon Maghakyan,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Distribution yields, measuring the percentage of net asset value that is returned to investors each year, have sunk to 11% on average in the last three years from over 25% a decade ago, according to Bain.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even with goals from Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews, Bobby McMann and Max Domi, the Leafs were sunk by defensive miscues, turnovers and questionable goaltending.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Jada Richard scored 16 points and LSU recorded its seventh consecutive win in a blowout over Alabama.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Ezra Ausar contributed 21 points and Jacob Cofie recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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Tackle the trails in any weather with this technical sweater, marked down to $82 from $110.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Don't be surprised to find brands like Kate Spade, Levi's, Ugg, and Calvin Klein marked down by hundreds of dollars, or new arrivals from Madewell and Free People already seeing price cuts.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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Authorities previously issued warnings after multiple people reported animal sightings near the hotel the day before, according to Jam Press.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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One study in 2020 surveyed 261 herders in Mongolia, another common habitat for snow leopards; while many reported having seen snow leopards, or had their livestock attacked by snow leopards, none reported any attacks on humans.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Written down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written%20down. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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