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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
Some knowledge is in a process that everyone follows, but no one has written down.
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Dr. Cynthia J. Young,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
None of these rules are written down.
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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.
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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
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
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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Data indicates declining trust in managers and reduced interest in leadership among younger generations.
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Each union agreed to slightly different terms for how long the leave programs are in place and by how much salaries were reduced.
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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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For an instrument that many observers had written off as a pandemic-era anomaly, SPAC is having a very loud second act.
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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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While June 27 was a day to honor and celebrate Wiley, Turner said June 28 marked the beginning of the fight for answers and accountability.
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Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
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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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Perhaps nowhere is this truer than in Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, which is currently experiencing its most severe heatwave ever recorded.
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Both nations are making their World Cup knockout debuts and have recorded a win, a loss, and a draw in the group stage.
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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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