1
as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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2
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
Papier Dad's Recipes Journal $38 Papier For your favorite personal chef, encourage him to write down his best recipes in this keepsake journal that can easily double as coffee table decor.
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2025
In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies, only communicated them orally.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Don’t forget to write down these recipes to pass down through generations.
—Essence, 1 May 2025
And don't forget to write down some emergency numbers.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2025
In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies, only communicated them orally.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Don’t forget to write down these recipes to pass down through generations.
—Essence, 1 May 2025
And don't forget to write down some emergency numbers.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
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Their original sentences, which were 12 years and seven years, respectively, were reduced in September 2023.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The Hamptons episode, recorded in August 2024, is one of the podcast’s most listened to episodes since the show was acquired by SiriusXM last year.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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In 2018 Amazon’s Alexa recorded a married couple’s conversation about hardwood floors and sent it to one of the husband’s employees.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Originally $39, it’s marked down to just $16, or about the cost of a coffee and croissant at the airport.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2025
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Parents and kids of all ages can read up on the family and their adventures with these Peppa Pig book sets, which are all currently marked down on Amazon.—
Tim Chan,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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No law school lectures, no ivory tower shortcuts, just determination and a mountain of case log books to read.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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The show logged receipts of Joe Schoen’s and the organization’s ineptitude in handing an MVP candidate and 2,000-yard rusher to their arch-rival, setting the Eagles up to win a Super Bowl.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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Taxpayers who do not itemize their deductions will be allowed to write off a small amount of charitable contributions.—
Mike Sylvester,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Businesses should be able to write off the full expense of their capital investments in the year they are made, and the Senate should strive to cut spending elsewhere to balance out the revenue losses from making bonus depreciation permanent.—
The Editors,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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After the coffin has been set down in the square, a book of the Gospels will be placed on top of it.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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People dressed in black silently walked back and forth to set down each coffin, some carrying them in pairs.—
Orion Rummler,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
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Lovato paired it with a long cathedral-style veil, which Vogue reported was made from ivory tulle.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Enacted after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the SEVP rules and certification process were intended to encourage schools to report when students dropped out or no longer maintained a required courseload and to remove fraudulent or illegitimate schools.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The Celtics spent the season as the defending champs that everyone wanted to take down.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The show stars Josh Holloway of Lost fame, as Jim Ellis, a getaway driver who ends up helping the first black female FBI Agent, Nina Hayes (Rachel Hilson) to take down a powerful crime syndicate.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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