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 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 The original owner wrote down the exact amount of gasoline added to the car, down to the hundredth of a gallon. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026 The woman with the child wrote down his tag number, which led to the take down. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026 In 2019, the company wrote down $15 billion in brand value. — Paul Polman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026 The movers wrote down the license plate of the car the woman and child had arrived in. — Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026 Not quite 2,000 years ago, Galen wrote down this very recipe. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026

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Demand for oil plunged during the war because supply fell sharply and many folks reduced their oil consumption.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by about 90% each, undoing protections established by former presidents on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 July 2026

Definition of reduced

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Catcher Drake Baldwin, second baseman Ozzie Albies, first baseman Matt Olson and closer Raisel Iglesias all logged time in the league’s 96th event.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
On July 1, more than a year after Tromp accepted a job out of state, Board of Education members logged onto their laptops and appeared on Zoom to take a vote on the candidate who would come to replace Tromp.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

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The most significant shift in social infrastructure this decade is unfolding in a category most venture investors already wrote off.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Six politicians in black robes wrote off the voting rights of multitudes of Floridians in the latest case in just a half-page of text, refusing to take it away from the First District Court of Appeal and decide it promptly.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Definition of wrote off

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Florida Politics reported that the White House approved of the amendment to weaken the bill.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Henderson, who was identified by witnesses as a former employee of the restaurant, is accused of serving as Child’s getaway driver, using a maroon pickup that was recently reported stolen in Canyon County, police said.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

Definition of reported

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The Odyssey, composed by the Greek poet Homer, was transcribed circa 750-850 BC, according to the BBC.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Aside from the fascicles, Miller includes poems from unbound sheets and loose poems sent in correspondence and/or transcribed by others.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

Definition of transcribed

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The sleeping quarters are set down into the towers, and because Wertheim's was at sea level, the North Sea splashed against his bedroom walls, inches from the bed.

— Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Some of the deals have pages of guardrails and approval rights, setting down boundaries for any future use of these replicas.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

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