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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
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.
—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
A lot of this stuff is not written down anywhere.
—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
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
A lot of this stuff is not written down anywhere.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written down
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Kentucky and Utah have reduced levies.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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In many ways, Kris aches to be reduced to such simple matter, to strip away all of her heady anxiety and surrender to basic want.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Connecticut is a part of a deregulated regional electrical grid, and Nicola noted that electricity is bought and sold on the open market, leaving the risks of building new plants to private companies.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Police on the scene noted that after firing those fatal shots, Myers stood by the body and made no attempt to perform life-saving measures.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Clarkson, Landry Shamet, Mitchell Robinson and Jose Alvarado all could have been written off at points in their careers.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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What multiple doctors had written off as dry skin was, in fact, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that starts in white blood cells called T cells and primarily affects the skin, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Wilson's wedding-day look marked a notable shift for the Grammy-winning singer, who has previously spoken openly about her lifelong connection to bell-bottoms.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Daggett is also the gift shop manager at Midpoint Café in Adrian, which is hard to miss as it is marked by a sign that soars to the skies.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Despite winning a landslide election victory in July 2024, Labour's popularity has sunk and Starmer is getting much of the blame.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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New data from the Commonwealth Fund shows how low Texas healthcare has sunk below national averages on multiple measures.—
Chris Tomlinson,
Houston Chronicle,
7 May 2026
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Russian forces recorded a net territorial loss in April, the first time that’s happened since August 2024, according to the Institute for the Study of War.—
Carter Schroppe,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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The 34-year-old Wacha allowed just two hits and recorded six strikeouts in seven innings.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
Verb
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The Limitless Lash Mascara is especially worth grabbing while it’s marked down.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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But the same recalibration is now working its way through the credit stack, repricing the debt that financed the same companies whose equity has already been marked down.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The college has also launched a broader review of its collections and handling of human remains, including new ethical standards for acquisition and repatriation, The Phoenix reported.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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The latest case was reported by France and involved a passenger who disembarked the ship one day earlier, Olivier le Polain, unit head of epidemiology and analytics for response with the WHO, said.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Written down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written%20down. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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