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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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as in noted
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Recent Examples of written down
Fewer than a third of those processes were written down anywhere.
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Omer Qureshi, Forbes.com, 28 May 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
The Tripitaka had been passed down orally in India for centuries after the death of the Buddha before being written down in Sri Lanka about the 1st century bce.
—Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Still, any word that's misheard or misunderstood will be written down incorrectly, so there’s no real way to find transcription errors after the fact.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
A lot of this stuff is not written down anywhere.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Omer Qureshi, Forbes.com, 28 May 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
The Tripitaka had been passed down orally in India for centuries after the death of the Buddha before being written down in Sri Lanka about the 1st century bce.
—Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Still, any word that's misheard or misunderstood will be written down incorrectly, so there’s no real way to find transcription errors after the fact.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
A lot of this stuff is not written down anywhere.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written down
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The Knicks are down by 23 points early in the second quarter, and are only shooting 33% from the field, and Madison Square Garden has been reduced to murmurs.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Language barriers may soon be greatly reduced, allowing for a historically impossible level of information sharing and growth.—
Jessica Melugin,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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The defendants also noted the State Auditor report's findings that telework policies benefited state employees significantly.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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And while the companies did not specify where the jobs would go, Corning noted its North Carolina manufacturing operations include Concord as well as Trivium, Winston-Salem and Wilmington.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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But that doesn’t mean she’s entirely written off appearing on RuPaul’s Drag Race’s biggest awards competition.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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At the end of season 5, Frank resigned as president amid his many scandals and was thus written off at the start of season 6.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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Jacob Coleman, the conservative advocacy group’s Minnesota director, said the convention marked the display’s debut.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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The spectral figures, marked by their sarong colors, imagined Zodiacs, doshas and more, operate haunto-structurally.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Verb
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His dissolute, debauched lifestyle was due for a reckoning and could have sunk into tropes of the season’s theme.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Graham was once again unavailable due to an ankle injury sustained against FSU, and the Gators were sunk by just two points at home, missing out on the SEC Championship Game.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Smaller waves were recorded in Indonesia and Malaysia.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Ai Kitagawa notched her seventh goal of the campaign in the narrow victory, while goalkeeper Isaac Ranson recorded his first clean sheet in his inaugural USL W start.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Shop this 100% cotton summer dress while it’s marked down, and browse more breezy sundress styles below.—
Better Homes & Gardens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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Check out our favorite Vionic shoes while they’re massively marked down — your feet will thank you.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Verb
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The New York Times reported that a US Army Apache helicopter gunship went down near the strait on Monday, and that two crew members had to be rescued.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The Detroit Free Press first reported the development earlier in the day.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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“Written down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written%20down. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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