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as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up
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Recent Examples of wrote off
Penn wrote off $850 million in the unwinding.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Most of the media, though not all, wrote off the lab-leak theory, for instance.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Wall Street is concerned about the health of the nation’s regional banks, after a few of them wrote off bad loans to commercial customers in the last two weeks.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Once again, many AI researchers and engineers wrote off neural networks.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Aetna paid around $37,000 and the hospital wrote off the rest.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Most of the media, though not all, wrote off the lab-leak theory, for instance.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Wall Street is concerned about the health of the nation’s regional banks, after a few of them wrote off bad loans to commercial customers in the last two weeks.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Once again, many AI researchers and engineers wrote off neural networks.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Aetna paid around $37,000 and the hospital wrote off the rest.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrote off
Verb
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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For a family of three, the benefit would be reduced by $275.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Cruz and other Republicans argued the decision minimized the gravity of an attack on the judiciary and could encourage future political violence.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Women’s concerns are often minimized or brushed aside, making this an especially difficult area to navigate.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The doctor wrote down some notes.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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The equations that mathematicians use to study the flow of water and other fluids — which Leonhard Euler first wrote down nearly 300 years ago — look simple enough.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Davie’s successor will inherit an organization wrestling with its place in a media ecosystem dominated by overseas tech giants, as well as battling enemies closer to home, with conservative politicians and media proprietors wishing to see the BBC diminished during charter renewal.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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The war diminished Iran’s deterrence capability and exposed the regime’s weakness.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Wrote off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrote%20off. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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