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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
Stacey was admittedly worried earlier in the day after learning Florian had chosen not to write down his vows.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Early librarian Julia McGarvey wrote down some of her experiences in those first few years of the OB Library’s operation.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Comments Survivor 48’s latest episode ended with a wild Tribal Council that involved a successful Shot in the Dark play, a revote to a revote, one person writing down three different names, and a last-second vote change to finally eliminate someone.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
In the middle column, write down ideas for achieving your goal.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Early librarian Julia McGarvey wrote down some of her experiences in those first few years of the OB Library’s operation.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Comments Survivor 48’s latest episode ended with a wild Tribal Council that involved a successful Shot in the Dark play, a revote to a revote, one person writing down three different names, and a last-second vote change to finally eliminate someone.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
In the middle column, write down ideas for achieving your goal.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Higher temperatures may also reduce the sugar content of maple sap, meaning producers will need to collect and boil more sap to produce the same quantities of syrup.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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The administration expects the new rates to remain in place until the U.S. narrows a $1.2 trillion trade imbalance recorded last year.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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That estimate is partially based on lab tests in mice, where scientists found that just 0.010 milligrams of venom per kilogram of body weight was enough to kill half the test group — the most potent venom ever recorded for a land snake — so powerful that even a drop too small to see could be fatal.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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At Gilt, the Boston clogs, which Kendall Jenner, Riley Keough, and more stars have worn, are marked down in a few staple colors.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Vinyl editions of the set — including eye-catching 2LP versions in silver and sea blue — were marked down on Amazon in the U.K.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Since exiting Moschino, Scott has logged a few collaborations with SpoiledChild, the hair and skin care brand launched by Oddity in 2022.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The album’s success has been undeniable, logging the biggest streaming week for any project since Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department last May.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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There are plenty of reasons not to write off Warren as a potential Bills draft pick.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The streamer later wrote off over $55 million in costs.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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Given the on-time launch and assuming no major problems, the Athena lander is expected to descend to touchdown on a flat mesa-like structure known as Mons Mouton on March 6, setting down just 100 miles from the Moon's south pole—closer than any other spacecraft has attempted.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Arenado fanned again in the seventh, set down on four pitches by career minor-leaguer Brent Headrick, who has pitched in only one MLB game since 2023 and only 15 total ever.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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There have been no arrests or updates made regarding the incidents with Star as of Monday, reports Alaska Public Media.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Kansas City police responded to that home after a 911 caller reported that someone had come to their door reporting that her mother’s ex-boyfriend shot her mother and shot at her.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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On the night that the Trump administration began firing probationary employees across the federal government, some key CDC flu webpages were taken down.—
Patricia Callahan,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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March Madness national championship pick: Gators to take down Flagg, Duke Texas Tech (28-8, 15-5 Big 12) needed a furious late rally and overtime to survive vs. Arkansas (10) on Thursday night.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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