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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
In a phenomenon that’s now clearly downstream from BRAT, singers who’d been written off or long overlooked are now hotter than ever.
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Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
At that point, Richert was written off the show.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
The owners are now all but resigned to an inevitable labor disruption, with many among the billionaire class having mentally written off at least half of the 2027 season.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
That gig looked like a potential sign where Owen might be going after leaving Grey Sloan in the finale but, to Teddy’s relief, Owen turned down the offer (at least for now), leaving us guessing how the two characters would be written off.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
His character was written off the sixth season of the show, and two episodes had to be scrapped.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Davies has not been written off for the World Cup — far from it.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
From the outside, LaNasa’s success could simply be written off as good luck or the result of hard work and talent.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
He was escorted off the set and written off the show, though Del Rio had already filmed seven episodes of the second season.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
At that point, Richert was written off the show.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
The owners are now all but resigned to an inevitable labor disruption, with many among the billionaire class having mentally written off at least half of the 2027 season.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
That gig looked like a potential sign where Owen might be going after leaving Grey Sloan in the finale but, to Teddy’s relief, Owen turned down the offer (at least for now), leaving us guessing how the two characters would be written off.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
His character was written off the sixth season of the show, and two episodes had to be scrapped.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Davies has not been written off for the World Cup — far from it.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
From the outside, LaNasa’s success could simply be written off as good luck or the result of hard work and talent.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
He was escorted off the set and written off the show, though Del Rio had already filmed seven episodes of the second season.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written off
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If Camarena completed the program, the charges would be dismissed.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, Lucknow got off to a poor start when Kagiso Rabada (1-54) dismissed Mitchell Marsh for 11.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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An appeals court sided with Sacramento in the second case, and the planning area was ultimately reduced.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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For Wiggins, as with his teammates, now reduced to hope.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At private companies, their findings are sometimes not written down—this can be a way to limit liability.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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There’s an element to it that can’t really be written down—Velvet Underground and things like that.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Less than 10 minutes later, that same fan is running down the street with others, shrieking and holding up their photos and signed papers in triumph.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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Izzy Rodriguez made one of her patented overlapping runs down the left-hand side of the field and then played a perfect cross into the middle.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Libyan governmental body mistakenly reported that the tanker had sunk.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Goldman noted even on a backward-looking basis, valuation metrics have sunk to levels last seen in the aftermath of the early-2000s tech bust.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Jim and Jeff have played down concerns after Meta recently lost two social media addiction court cases.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Barrasso said the Senate plans to coordinate closely with the House and played down the divides.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Baldwin also said district custodians are understaffed, supplied with broken or old equipment, have been denied language interpreters during meetings and are in general talked down to by administrative staff.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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There’s always a chance that Fetterman’s prospective foes get talked down from the ledge.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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