1
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
They may not be written down, but everyone knows them.
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Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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
Guests also had their names written down on name cards alongside drawings of cocktails and had the menu items on a sheet of paper, according to the guest.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But in positive geometry, which is based on the type of space described by Roger Penrose’s twistor theory from 1967, just a simple set of terms can be written down, and calculated in a straightforward fashion, that yields a geometric object whose volume components can be calculated.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
Copeland and Summers go on to say that this verbal agreement was formalized and written down in 1981.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Since then, the Oracle of Omaha has written down billions on the stake, while 3G Capital quietly headed for the exit, leaving Berkshire as the mostly exposed, and bruised, shareholder.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
All3Media has written down the value of a number of its production houses, including Lime Pictures by £25M ($33M) following the reduction in weekly episodes of Hollyoaks.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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
Guests also had their names written down on name cards alongside drawings of cocktails and had the menu items on a sheet of paper, according to the guest.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But in positive geometry, which is based on the type of space described by Roger Penrose’s twistor theory from 1967, just a simple set of terms can be written down, and calculated in a straightforward fashion, that yields a geometric object whose volume components can be calculated.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
Copeland and Summers go on to say that this verbal agreement was formalized and written down in 1981.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Since then, the Oracle of Omaha has written down billions on the stake, while 3G Capital quietly headed for the exit, leaving Berkshire as the mostly exposed, and bruised, shareholder.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
All3Media has written down the value of a number of its production houses, including Lime Pictures by £25M ($33M) following the reduction in weekly episodes of Hollyoaks.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written down
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Among other policy changes, the bill brought back 2017 tax cuts, increased funding for deportation efforts and reduced who is eligible for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the length of time the computer takes to respond is within the designer's control, and its perception can be reduced by giving prompt and accurate feedback, even if the operation's actual execution time is longer.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Daly noted that the Certification is part of a bigger plan to set the standard for what agility and future-readiness means in the automotive dealership industry.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bowlan noted the biggest key is keeping his body regulated.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For a company that many investors had written off, the turnaround has been both swift and dramatic.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Others like Geno Smith had to grind their way back to starting roles after being written off.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Saturday marked Sporting’s ninth loss this season by exactly one goal.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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For Seville, who no doubt had the best year of his career over the 2025 calendar season, the win marked the next step in his evolution as one of his country’s best.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the swells grew and the troughs sunk deeper, an ominous feeling settled upon us.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The number of recalls dropped in 2020 to 238, the lowest number of recalls CPSC recorded in the 2018 to 2025 period.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Touch, Tortoise’s eighth studio album and the follow-up to 2016’s The Catastrophist, was recorded and mixed by the band’s own John McEntire.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While sizes are already disappearing in the black floral print, the dress also comes in a forest green hue that is marked down to $149 from the usual $298 price.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mall shoppers favored familiar names over an unknown Japanese brand that shunned logos, ignored trends, and rarely marked down prices.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No casualties have been reported.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Estonia last month reported a Ukrainian drone crashing and exploding on its territory.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Written down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written%20down. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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