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as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up
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Recent Examples of written off
Foxworth stayed on the show until she was written off in the fourth season, and her character disappeared altogether.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
With each dramatic turn the show has taken, several fan-favorite characters have been written off the show.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
He was written off television weeks ago by virtue of a mysterious backstage attack.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Schuster-Koloamatangi, who’s a native New Zealander, plays Dek, the franchise’s first Yautja protagonist, and as the runt of his Predator clan, he’s been completely written off by his father.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
If nothing else, leaving Sunday with a win means the Vikings cannot be written off.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
For decades, physicians have written off-label prescriptions for beta blockers to help people overcome the physical manifestation of performance anxiety, which is usually caused by a fear of failing at a stress-inducing task.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Rail lines once written off as relics are stirring back to life.
—Chelsea Haney
october 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Few top-15 picks have been written off as quickly as McCarthy, who still has just two starts under his belt.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
With each dramatic turn the show has taken, several fan-favorite characters have been written off the show.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
He was written off television weeks ago by virtue of a mysterious backstage attack.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Schuster-Koloamatangi, who’s a native New Zealander, plays Dek, the franchise’s first Yautja protagonist, and as the runt of his Predator clan, he’s been completely written off by his father.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
If nothing else, leaving Sunday with a win means the Vikings cannot be written off.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
For decades, physicians have written off-label prescriptions for beta blockers to help people overcome the physical manifestation of performance anxiety, which is usually caused by a fear of failing at a stress-inducing task.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Rail lines once written off as relics are stirring back to life.
—Chelsea Haney
october 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Few top-15 picks have been written off as quickly as McCarthy, who still has just two starts under his belt.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written off
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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For a family of three, the benefit would be reduced by $275.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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First written down in 1632, Galileo was thinking about a passenger aboard a ship in the lower decks.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Enough of them keep saying the same word, a title that is spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, written down.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Smith ran down the sideline and broke away from Livingstone’s defense inside of four minutes left in regulation, helping the Golden Bulls run out the clock.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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For more than 50 years, the harrowing Vietnam War image, which shows a nine-year-old girl named Kim Phúc running down a road naked, her clothes burned off in a napalm attack, has been credited to an Associated Press photographer named Nick Út.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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When a cup is sunk, players must decide whether to answer a revealing question or take on a mystery wing, with heat levels ranging from mild to merciless.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Edmund Fitzgerald remains the largest of all the ships wrecked or sunk by bad weather in the Great Lakes.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister Mohammed Aljadaan has played down concerns over Saudi Arabia’s growing debt pile (albeit a relatively low one of 32% of GDP) and deficit.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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Freeman played down the epic nature of his homer to seal a game that officially lasted six hours and 39 minutes.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While Joan is visiting the Westside Hospital with her students, Michael (Omar Metwally) offers her the Chief of Internal Medicine position after she, not very subtly, told him not to hire anyone who is asking for it and talked down other potential candidates.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Last week, Ralo took to social media to call Thug a divisive figure who had previously talked down on Rich Homie Quan and YFN Lucci to peers in a similar manner.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Written off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written%20off. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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