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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
For YouTube, the loss could be written off with a shoulder shrug.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
At the time, seasonal coffee was barely a category, and the PSL was a bold experiment that could have been written off as too niche.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Allar is +2500, not fully written off, but not currently among the top contenders.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Upon its release, Andrew Haigh’s masterpiece was unfairly written off by the gay community — either for being too slow or for being too white-centric.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
They are just written off largely.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
While automakers haven't written off southern EV production entirely, Nissan, Volkwagen, Rivian and Ford, are all retooling their production lines.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Billions in loans and investments have reached neighborhoods that might have been written off completely.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Dane’s character was written off the show at the end of Season 8, while Williams stayed on the show for 12 seasons.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
At the time, seasonal coffee was barely a category, and the PSL was a bold experiment that could have been written off as too niche.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Allar is +2500, not fully written off, but not currently among the top contenders.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Upon its release, Andrew Haigh’s masterpiece was unfairly written off by the gay community — either for being too slow or for being too white-centric.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
They are just written off largely.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
While automakers haven't written off southern EV production entirely, Nissan, Volkwagen, Rivian and Ford, are all retooling their production lines.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Billions in loans and investments have reached neighborhoods that might have been written off completely.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Dane’s character was written off the show at the end of Season 8, while Williams stayed on the show for 12 seasons.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written off
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Arkansas coach Sam Pittman was fired Sunday, and defensive coordinator Travis Williams, co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson and defensive line coach Deke Adams were dismissed Monday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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But a House Fiscal Agency report shows that total artificially reduced by the way billions in federal funding is accounted for, by moving Medicaid money to contingency funds where they are not included in the budget total.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal spending on Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — another priority for Democrats — will be reduced by more than $1 trillion over the next decade as a result of provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They may not be written down, but everyone knows them.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stripped of tone and context, those words can come across very differently once they're written down.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On that snap to Herbert, the play-clock was running down, Bonitto recalled.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Chairman David Moores came in with tears running down his cheeks.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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On April 23, 1945, the USS Eagle 56 was fired upon and sunk by a German U-boat 853 in Casco Bay.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Shey Peddy drained a three to bring the score to 101-98, but the Fever’s immense efforts fell short as Young and Wilson sunk six free throws between them in the final 20 seconds to close out the series and advance to the Finals.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While primarily utilized as a winger during his career, Dembélé often played down the middle for Luis Enrique’s side, spearheading a fluent and formidable front three, flanked by the dynamic Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the war, Israeli officials have consistently played down the severity of hunger in Gaza.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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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 7 Oct. 2025.
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