wrote down

verb

past tense of write down
1
as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of a company forced to write down its assets

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2
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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrote down
  1. reduced
  2. recorded
  3. marked down
  4. logged
  5. wrote off
  6. reported
  7. transcribed
  8. set down
Verb
  • Obviously, that’s a fair assumption if his ice time is meaningfully reduced, and the same goes for Draisaitl.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The development comes as the global shipping industry contends with attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, higher energy prices, and sharply reduced traffic through some of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Analysts note that driven by the heatwave, PJM's recent grid load has been visibly higher than the levels recorded during the same period over the past two summers.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Another Politico report confirmed that the European Data Protection Board will release a report later this summer to decide what actions should be taken to ensure no one in the EU is recorded without their consent.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of recorded
Verb
  • If your layout isn’t conducive to an L-shape, the chaise-less silhouette in a wool boucle is also over $200 off (with the also marked down matching ottoman available to add on).
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
  • So many colors are marked down under $20 right now, so stock up to wear this tee solo now then layer under sweaters and jackets come fall.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Oxnard, which placed fifth on RentCafe’s list, logged a 113% gain in millennial homeowners over the same five-year period.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Guard soldiers logged more than 4,000 patrols and assisted in 171 arrests, as violent crime in New Orleans continued a multiyear decline that echoes broader national trends.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of logged
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  • Weeks after the anniversary, the FDA proposed a new pathway to speed these therapies to children with ultra-rare disease, a pathway that runs straight through the platform the secretary wrote off.
    — Jeff Coller, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Within three years, Carlyle wrote off the investment, and Beautycounter filed for bankruptcy.
    — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of wrote off
Verb
  • Imax held preliminary talks with potential buyers earlier this year, but as of May hadn't fielded any official pitches, CNBC reported at the time.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reported 62 severe cases among wildland firefighters from 2010 to 2020 and cautioned that the true number was probably higher.
    — Julian L. Gallegos, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of reported
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  • Related Inspiration pinged, and Kay, the English musician born Jason Luís Cheetham, went back inside and transcribed the lyrics forming in his head onto hotel stationery.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For buyers, key features include voice notes transcribed in real time, optical character recognition technology that reads the article number, composition, weight, and wash code from hang tag, and the ability to create mood boards and more.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of transcribed
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  • The left-hander had set down 11 straight batters before that swing by Arozarena, a Yankees nemesis for years.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • James Gray continued his festival tour with Paper Tiger this weekend setting down in the Locarno Film Festival to receive an honorary award ahead of the film’s Swiss premiere on its landmark Piazza Grande.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of set down

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“Wrote down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrote%20down. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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