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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
Others like Geno Smith had to grind their way back to starting roles after being written off.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Digital art is no longer being written off.
—Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The character was written off in Season 2 with the explanation that his father, a key donor to the school, pulled both his funding and his son from Nevermore and sent Xavier abroad to Reichenbach Academy in Switzerland.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Parts of Beirut seem to have been written off, after a series of disasters even a minimally competent government could have averted.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Kiley is among several centrist GOP lawmakers whose districts could be altered or written off altogether if California successfully redraws congressional maps this fall.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Parsons likely isn't coming to Green Bay, although that possibility can not be written off entirely.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
He was written off the final episodes of the Fox show.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
Narrative podcasts couldn’t be written off as a fad.
—Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Digital art is no longer being written off.
—Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The character was written off in Season 2 with the explanation that his father, a key donor to the school, pulled both his funding and his son from Nevermore and sent Xavier abroad to Reichenbach Academy in Switzerland.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Parts of Beirut seem to have been written off, after a series of disasters even a minimally competent government could have averted.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Kiley is among several centrist GOP lawmakers whose districts could be altered or written off altogether if California successfully redraws congressional maps this fall.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Parsons likely isn't coming to Green Bay, although that possibility can not be written off entirely.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
He was written off the final episodes of the Fox show.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
Narrative podcasts couldn’t be written off as a fad.
—Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written off
Verb
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Spurs have, for now, dismissed takeover talk.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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His previous criminal history includes two violations of an abuse prevention order and a charge of destruction of property, all of which have been dismissed.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Citing economic pressures, the museum reduced its staff earlier this year, with a total of eight positions affected either by layoffs or a reduction in pay and benefits.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dementia risk could be dramatically reduced with one common health intervention, a study finds.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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Promises mean nothing if they are not written down, and this is also a lesson in how not to negotiate from Isak’s agent; a six-year deal, effectively handing Newcastle the power over his prime years, with no break clause is what led to this.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The prosecutor's office said additional officers who responded to the scene saw a man, later identified as 29-year-old Shaquille Green, running down a nearby street.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Police do not believe Carbajal was involved in the initial shots fired call and are still looking to speak with the woman who was running down the stairs, Clark added.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An ugly sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates sunk their struggling offense to new depths and at least temporarily removed Will Smith from the equation.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Half an hour later Denio had worked the fish up from the bottom near their boat, where crew members sunk a large flying gaff into it.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That would seem to bode well for a team that has rarely played down to its competition this season.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Trump played down expectations ahead of the meeting.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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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Gareth isn’t so easily talked down, however.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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