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
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.
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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
After Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey gave their thoughts on the changing landscape around player eligibility in college basketball, Courier Journal sports columnist wrote down his thoughts on the topic.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
However, she was told by someone who appeared to be a store employee that several people wrote down the license plate to give to the police.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
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
After Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey gave their thoughts on the changing landscape around player eligibility in college basketball, Courier Journal sports columnist wrote down his thoughts on the topic.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
However, she was told by someone who appeared to be a store employee that several people wrote down the license plate to give to the police.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrote down
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The Sagamore was reduced to ashes twice before its final form was constructed in the 1920s (hopefully the third time’s a charm).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Similarly, following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the European Union created regulations that sharply reduced its dependence on natural gas in favor of renewable sources.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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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
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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
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Inside the networks linking them to grid operators, someone was already logged in—and had been for months, quietly mapping infrastructure since March.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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In a rare box office feat, the pic — made for under $1 million — also logged a 39% increase in box office returns during its second weekend.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Kinexx Modular Construction is out to build what the traditional market wrote off.—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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By 2021, with Holland out and nothing but a few teaser clips, Netflix pulled the plug on the series, then wrote off over $55 million in costs.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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The ship reported two explosions and a fire onboard, that was subsequently put out, UKMTO said, adding that no crew were hurt.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Neighboring Uganda has also reported nine cases of Ebola and closed its border with Congo seeking to limit its spread.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Her interview took place behind closed doors, and while it will be transcribed—and likely released to the public—it was not recorded and was not under oath.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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Executions are not recorded, so statements are transcribed at the time by hand.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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But what Jones and company did with the first two seasons was new, recontextualizing and reimagining the narrative Rice set down years ago of angsty vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) telling his story to interviewer Daniel Molloy.—
Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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Her uncle, Lee Kuan Yew, was Singapore’s first prime minister, credited with setting down an approach to economic development that helped make the city-state one of Asia’s richest and most developed societies.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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