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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
None of these rules are written down.
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Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Fewer than a third of those processes were written down anywhere.
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Omer Qureshi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Nothing can be written down, and no one can know everything, so much of the dialogue is a bewildering avalanche of codewords and code names.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
Processes that had previously lived in people’s heads began to get written down.
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Shivaas Gulati,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
The Odyssey is based on the ancient Greek epic poem known as Homer's Odyssey, which is widely understood to have been passed down from generation to generation via oral storytelling before it was written down in full.
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Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Making bsissa—a tradition passed down through generations—is an art, yet nothing is measured or written down.
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Boutheina Ben Salem,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
The Tripitaka had been passed down orally in India for centuries after the death of the Buddha before being written down in Sri Lanka about the 1st century bce.
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Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Still, any word that's misheard or misunderstood will be written down incorrectly, so there’s no real way to find transcription errors after the fact.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Fewer than a third of those processes were written down anywhere.
—
Omer Qureshi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Nothing can be written down, and no one can know everything, so much of the dialogue is a bewildering avalanche of codewords and code names.
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
Processes that had previously lived in people’s heads began to get written down.
—
Shivaas Gulati,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
The Odyssey is based on the ancient Greek epic poem known as Homer's Odyssey, which is widely understood to have been passed down from generation to generation via oral storytelling before it was written down in full.
—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Making bsissa—a tradition passed down through generations—is an art, yet nothing is measured or written down.
—
Boutheina Ben Salem,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
The Tripitaka had been passed down orally in India for centuries after the death of the Buddha before being written down in Sri Lanka about the 1st century bce.
—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Still, any word that's misheard or misunderstood will be written down incorrectly, so there’s no real way to find transcription errors after the fact.
—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written down
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Among them, a large waterfront hotel in the city of Macuto, which has been reduced to rubble.
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That matters because decades of research link heavy social media use to anxiety, lower self-esteem and reduced well-being.
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Pittsburgh has put a focus on its cultural amenities and food scene, as well as in revitalizing its neighborhoods, the report noted.
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And critters love to set up inside intake valves, breaking boats’ cooling systems, Hamm noted.
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The documentary is about how the young Brady was written off by so many, and about those six quarterbacks who were drafted ahead of him.
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If not, the remaining balance is generally written off.
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The actress, who marked the milestone on Tuesday, June 23, shared a photo and video from her festivities on Instagram.
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This graduation season has been marked by a wave of boos and hostile audience reactions at ceremonies across the country wherever tech executives have attempted to frame AI as the engine of graduates' futures.
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By the 1980s the pool had sunk about a foot, and the solution was to pour a new concrete slab on top of the old one.
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Others have sunk below the ground.
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Wind gusts topped 80 mph, with a 102 mph gust recorded at the Hinton Mesonet site, about 50 miles west of Oklahoma City.
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The Dodgers finally recorded their only hit against Orioles starter Trevor Rogers in the fifth inning, when Edman reached on a weak pop fly to center field.
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It’s currently marked down over 60% off—extra points if your bed frame is upholstered in a matching bouclé material.
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Dyson has marked down four of its luxe hair tools during Prime Day at Amazon.
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There were only about four pediatric cases reported nationally per year between 2013 and 2023.
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The boy died during practice runs at Mason Motocross in Mason County on Sunday morning, CBS affiliate WOWK reported.
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“Written down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written%20down. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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