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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 recorded
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Recent Examples of wrote down
The doctor wrote down some notes.
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The witness took a photo of Routh's car and wrote down all but the last digit of his license plate.
—Hannah Phillips, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Following the finalization of the transaction, Spinnova wrote down the book value of Woodspin, as required by IFRS, per Kankkunen.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Organic materials like waxes decay rapidly and many cultures never wrote down their day-to-day personal care regimens, so the historical record is patchy at best.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
All3Media saw revenue tumble 10% last year, while its new owner wrote down the value of several big labels including Lime Pictures and Optomen US.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The witness took a photo of Routh's car and wrote down all but the last digit of his license plate.
—Hannah Phillips, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Following the finalization of the transaction, Spinnova wrote down the book value of Woodspin, as required by IFRS, per Kankkunen.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Organic materials like waxes decay rapidly and many cultures never wrote down their day-to-day personal care regimens, so the historical record is patchy at best.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
All3Media saw revenue tumble 10% last year, while its new owner wrote down the value of several big labels including Lime Pictures and Optomen US.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrote down
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Kent State was reduced to a single photo because the press was far more centralized at the time, and had the power and the influence to edit, curate, and promote a particular version of an event.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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But as water became scarce in the American Southwest, the allocation to Imperial Valley farmers was reduced, overflow stopped, and the Salton Sea started drying up.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jarvis has a team-best three goals so far, while Hall has two goals and three points, and Sebastian Aho and Shayne Gostisbehere each recorded three assists thus far.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Production in Los Angeles continued to be anemic over the last three months, falling below the level of activity recorded during the 2023 writers and actors strikes.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Keep scrolling for more tops, jeans, heels, and bags inspired by the actress, including a timeless oversized button-up for only $24 and a polished pair of slingback pumps that are marked down by 42 percent.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Replacing every pot and pan all at once can add up quickly, but thankfully, Amazon marked down a do-it-all pot that can handle just about any cooking task.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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That game is currently logged as a forfeit on the high school sports tracking website MaxPreps.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The format has logged more than 210 games and attracted tourism board sponsorships from Turkey and Greece.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Once again, many AI researchers and engineers wrote off neural networks.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Aetna paid around $37,000 and the hospital wrote off the rest.—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In April that year, an explosion at the facility killed one worker and injured four others, CNN affiliate WSMV reported.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fightful reported that Breakker wasn't planned to cause a rift with The Vision until 2026.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So far, the researchers have transcribed about 50 hours of barks into syllables.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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True to his reputation as a naturalist, Shakespeare had transcribed a duet of love and partnership between two owls as part of a song of lust and merriment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after the Game 3 loss, Varland set down his hat and walked out of the visitor’s clubhouse.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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After straightforward wins over Katie Boulter and Zhang Shuai, Anisimova came from a set down in back-to-back matches against Karolina Muchová and Jasmine Paolini.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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