written down

verb

past participle of write down
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 No records from her lifetime mention the event—and this seems like the sort of thing someone might have written down. — Michele Metychall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Some knowledge is in a process that everyone follows, but no one has written down. — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 None of these rules are written down. — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 22 June 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 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
  1. reduced
  2. noted
  3. written off
  4. marked
  5. sunk
  6. recorded
  7. marked down
  8. reported
Verb
  • Demand for oil plunged during the war because supply fell sharply and many folks reduced their oil consumption.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by about 90% each, undoing protections established by former presidents on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Definition of reduced
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  • Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Corey noted the officer in Harrisburg fired his weapon as the car was already driving away from the federal officers.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of noted
Verb
  • Speaking of decisions above you, Scott Patterson left the series after Season 3 and his character Sully (Maggie's dad) was written off the show.
    — Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • EBay is quietly rebuilding a growth story that many investors had already written off.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of written off
Verb
  • Tuesday’s death also marked at least the 46th person to die while in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail or RCCC since January 2021, according to data compiled by The Sacramento Bee.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Morgan’s hiring marked the third coaching change since 2019, but the Panthers have continued to compete for championships with alumni at the helm.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of marked
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  • Rather than being riled into playing at a higher level, Spain sunk into self-pity mode.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Collins’s untroubled support for Clayton reveals how far below this simple baseline her entire party has sunk.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of sunk
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  • Florida has recorded just over 100 cases, with most of the cases recorded since June.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • The latter player — the two-time NWSL MVP — recorded her ninth goal of the season.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of recorded
Verb
  • Plus, they’re currently marked down at REI starting at just $49 for the coral pair (down 50 percent from its original price).
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Regardless of which sneakers are calling your name, be sure to snag them while they’re still marked down.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 11 July 2026
Definition of marked down
Verb
  • Florida Politics reported that the White House approved of the amendment to weaken the bill.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Henderson, who was identified by witnesses as a former employee of the restaurant, is accused of serving as Child’s getaway driver, using a maroon pickup that was recently reported stolen in Canyon County, police said.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
Definition of reported

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