written down

past participle of write down

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of written down An organization that keeps its unchangeable problem written down somewhere visible has not solved it. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 That’s enough to call it preexisting, whether or not it was written down anywhere. Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written down
Verb
  • The company, which focuses on the athletic sports accessories industry, also reduced its full year revenue guidance.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At all five, at least two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — well above the roughly 52% district average.
    Austin Horn August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Stewart noted the young star’s adjustments from Monday’s game to Wednesday’s, highlighting Malonga’s ability to find easier looks in the regular-season finale.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The poll also noted that among Republican voters, 38% rate him as unfavorable compared to 30% favorable.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Not long ago, the announcement would have been written off as yet another blockchain trial balloon.
    Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • She was written off when her character died from a brain tumor in season 9.
    Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The agency’s decision to make the videos public comes almost exactly a month after the encounter, which marked the third shooting involving Oakland police this year and at least the seventh since 2023.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Another moment was marked by mourning, as a man was pulled from a building in the same city, lifeless and covered in a white blanket.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After decades of relatively peaceful seas, cargo vessels have become high-priority targets, getting damaged, sunk or seized with abandon.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Water levels in Budapest sunk to 4 inches Monday, shattering the previous record low of 13 inches set in 2018, according to the Associated Press.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the criminal case, federal prosecutors confirmed — and the defense admitted — that Hart secretly recorded minors through spyware installed on laptop computers and directed children overseas to produce child pornography.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the first game between the two, a 99-88 Storm win, Malonga recorded 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting, with 10 rebounds, two dimes and a block.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At Rue La La, a low-key site that offers impressive deals on designer clothes, shoes, and accessories, dozens of Birkenstock sandals are marked down, including the iconic Arizona Sandals that both writers and A-listers wear season after season.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Shop more on-trend finds for fall while they’re marked down during Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale, below.
    Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As of July 25, 3,437 clinical cases in 27 states have been reported, CDC data shows.
    Diana Anos, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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