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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 a company that many investors had written off, the turnaround has been both swift and dramatic.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Others like Geno Smith had to grind their way back to starting roles after being written off.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 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
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Others like Geno Smith had to grind their way back to starting roles after being written off.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 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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Miami’s cartophile Argentine defender Tomas Aviles saw his second yellow of the night after pulling back Toklomati and was dismissed in the 79th minute, leaving Messi and his teammates down a man for the final stages.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fletcher, who was considered a strong contender for a state Senate seat in March 2023 when Figueroa filed her complaint, spoke publicly Friday about the allegations one month after a judge dismissed it.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Among other policy changes, the bill brought back 2017 tax cuts, increased funding for deportation efforts and reduced who is eligible for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the length of time the computer takes to respond is within the designer's control, and its perception can be reduced by giving prompt and accurate feedback, even if the operation's actual execution time is longer.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 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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Rosie runs down the road to greet her owner.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The go-ahead touchdown was a strike to Ebube Okwelume, who ran down the sideline for a 77-yard score.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the swells grew and the troughs sunk deeper, an ominous feeling settled upon us.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 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
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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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“Written off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written%20off. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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