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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
The original owner wrote down the exact amount of gasoline added to the car, down to the hundredth of a gallon.
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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
Employees, shaken by the encounter, wrote down his license plate and contacted the police.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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
Employees, shaken by the encounter, wrote down his license plate and contacted the police.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrote down
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But since the war began, traffic has been reduced to a trickle, with just 154 vessels recorded crossing in the entire month of March, according to Kpler data.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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While there is no question that KU Med is at fault for failing to disinfect the heater-cooler devices, Johnson said, LivaNova should have ensured that the hospital was strictly following its instructions for use, which would have reduced the risk of bacteria spreading.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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By the time the video was recorded, Kogut had been in custody for 18 hours, interrogated for nearly 12 of them and awake for almost 30.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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If a full year’s charge was $2,500, for example, and a homeowner paid $1,000 for the first installment, the bill under the new system might have incorrectly recorded the payment as $980.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Treat yourself to a little luxury while these Ugg slipper socks are marked down.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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These core customers were receiving orders marked down to half price or more.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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In March alone, Ukrainian forces logged over 9,000 missions using ground robots for everything from delivering ammunition to evacuating the wounded.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Washington Wide receiver Dezmen Roebuck logged the second-most receiving yards on the team as a freshman, hauling in 42 passes for 560 yards and dropping just one pass.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Later, criticism also came from arbiters of high modernism, such as Clement Greenberg, who wrote off New Deal art as kitsch for the masses.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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As one example, the Wall Street Journal reported in 2016 that the carrier wrote off at least $592 million then.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Their packed schedule includes a ceremonial stop at the memorial dedicated to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, as well as sightseeing in the Appalachia region, USA TODAY previously reported.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hail larger than baseballs was reported in Texas and Arkansas on Saturday.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Once captured, recordings are automatically transcribed, along with speakers labeled, summaries created, and action items generated in the cloud.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Mar. 2026
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All calls are recorded (that was true before the AI was launched) and transcribed.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Robb Report’s culinary spectacular is setting down roots in the Big Easy next month.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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This nifty side table chills beverages for hours while doubling as a convenient spot to set down drinks or snacks.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Wrote down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrote%20down. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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