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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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as in to record
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Recent Examples of write down
This a great time to write down your dreams, desires and visions in a notebook or create a vision board.
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Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
It’s manually calculated, then written down on a piece of paper.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Adams asked employees to write down words to describe Astroscale.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
Maserati could be the latest premium automaker to run away from its 2030 EV-only commitment, parent company, Stellantis, writing down €1.5 billion in investment at the brand.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
It’s manually calculated, then written down on a piece of paper.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Adams asked employees to write down words to describe Astroscale.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
Maserati could be the latest premium automaker to run away from its 2030 EV-only commitment, parent company, Stellantis, writing down €1.5 billion in investment at the brand.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
Verb
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These layoffs reduced staffing at some local weather forecast offices to threadbare levels, causing some to reduce their services.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Although reducing the property tax burden could provide significant benefits to business owners and homeowners, there’s no guarantee that landlords would pass those savings on to their tenants.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Austin, Texas, native recorded a career-high five interceptions and 11 passes defended during his senior season which earned him Consensus First-Team All-American honors.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Central Americans then recorded a shock win over Berhalter’s side at the Copa America last summer.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Lawn and grilling equipment, home storage, and bedding is also marked down, with up to 35% off.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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Though the sale hasn’t technically started, the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro is already marked down, along with some popular models from Ninja.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Playing with pain Kentucky guard Lamont Butler logged 25 minutes while dealing with a shoulder injury.—
Rich Rovito,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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That event presented an opportunity that was too good to pass up: the chance to explore the seafloor below the iceberg’s original location—like overturning a rock or log in the woods to see what creatures lie hidden underneath.—
Ashley Balzer Vigil,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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Orton was written off television after an attack by Owens on an episode of SmackDown.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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And United, with justification, have not written off this season yet.—
Andy Mitten,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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His first three months as USC’s men’s basketball coach were a full-on sprint, with a new staff to hire, a roster to rebuild and a hoops program to reinvigorate — not to mention roots to set down in the South Bay.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Your heart deserves to set down some of that baggage!—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Fox 9 reported that the bill is still awaiting a vote in the state legislature.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Witnesses reported that other wrestlers and management intervened to de-escalate the situation, separating Cargill and Baszler.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For context, Slingshot gave the Antelopes a 30% chance to beat Saint Mary’s last year, and Grand Canyon did in fact take down the No. 5 seed Gaels, 75-66.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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With the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel feeling more unsettlingly prescient than ever, the new trailer finds Elisabeth Moss’ June Osborne setting out to finally take down the oppressive government of Gilead.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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