WROTE DOWN Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

wrote down

verb

past tense of write down

as in reduced

to diminish the price or value of a company forced to write down its assets

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as in recorded

to make a written note of write down what you remember about that day

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Recent Examples of wrote down In early 2019, Philadelphia was one of six brands the company wrote down as the value of its intangible assets fell. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Ask who reviewed the first decision, the human one, made under deadline pressure with assumptions nobody wrote down, and the answer, in most organizations, is no one. — Beth Miller, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The Mariners essentially wrote down the rest of Ray’s five-year, $115 million contract while taking on the dead money owed to declining outfielder Mitch Haniger and injured right-hander Anthony DeSclafani. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Blanche said $130; Pearlman wrote down the correct figure, $85. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2026 Why not eat the good feta, get that deli sandwich, try that beef stew recipe your grandmother wrote down for you by hand? — Grace Reilly, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 But during that meeting, Frank Drake apparently wrote down the Drake equation for the first time, and the purpose of it was really to organize the meeting. — Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026 With dark splotchy ink, the Secretary of the Senate drew large Xs through four amendments, slashed through several lines and furiously wrote down edits in the margins. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 Japan’s biggest life insurer wrote down ¥70 billion ($440 million) in the year ended March 31, a charge that a company spokesperson said was its first since the Bank of Japan shifted its policy to raising interest rates in March 2024. — Nao Sano, Bloomberg, 26 May 2026

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In fact, a 2025 study found that 28 percent of people with telogen effluvium had reduced ferritin levels, while no one in the control group had a deficiency.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
By 2020, however, it had been reduced to a century-and-a-half-old ruin running a mile along the River Lee and in the midst of condo conversion.

— Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

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The goal was to recapture the way music was recorded decades ago, bringing musicians together to play live, with large instrumental ensembles that, in some tracks, involved more than 90 musicians.

— Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
The figures exclude any outing that was not recorded and uploaded to the app, and neither the Strava data nor the Virginia Tech estimates capture the full range of people who use Ohio Drive.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

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Lots of stylish electronics are marked down right now, like Dyson appliances and Hisense art TVs that double as decor.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
Amid lagging sales, retailers marked down the figurines, alienating collectors who want to see items appreciate in value.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

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El Dorado Transit has logged more than 8,300 trips in July on its commuter bus, which is much higher than the 5,600 in July 2025, planning and marketing manager Erik Bergren said.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Offensive line Among the 17 players who logged snaps on offense, PFF rated Aaron Brewer fourth, Patrick Paul fifth, Kadyn Proctor ninth, Jonah Savaiinaea 11th and Austin Jackson 13th.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

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The Department of Watershed Management wrote off nearly $62 million in water and sewer accounts since 2023, which the audit team noted was an improvement from the years prior.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Some investors wrote off the growing chorus of concern around AI, saying the doomsday talk is a political tactic to encourage government regulation.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrote off

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As previously reported, the Laneway shows in Perth and Adelaide have been scaled back and will go ahead as sideshows.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Court records show that Jang reported McKinsey to police in 2023, accusing him of shoving one of their children and using rough physical discipline with them generally.

— TERRY CHEA, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of reported

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The conversations are already recorded and transcribed, so the more durable approach is to read the record instead of relying on memory.

— Snehal Nimje, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Liberated from the genome, the sequence in the RNA copy is then reverse-transcribed into DNA at a different location.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

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