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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
My hand hurt from writing down every death, every instrument of killing: a knife, a .45 Colt, a rope, a heave into the sea.
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Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
This glitch forced the department to resort to old-school methods for managing calls, with dispatchers writing down call information by hand and then relaying details to deputies via radio.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
This daily devotional journal, $9.11 at Walmart, encourages you to write down personal thoughts and feelings to grow your relationship with God.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
The situation became even more complicated in early October when Barca’s auditors wrote down a previous €400million valuation of the Barcelona Vision subsidiary (the latest version of the Barca Studios project).
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
This glitch forced the department to resort to old-school methods for managing calls, with dispatchers writing down call information by hand and then relaying details to deputies via radio.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
This daily devotional journal, $9.11 at Walmart, encourages you to write down personal thoughts and feelings to grow your relationship with God.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
The situation became even more complicated in early October when Barca’s auditors wrote down a previous €400million valuation of the Barcelona Vision subsidiary (the latest version of the Barca Studios project).
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
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Working with a sliding scale provider, as mentioned above, is another great way to reduce costs.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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Princess Anne has no plans to reduce her royal duties as her peers reach retirement age.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The snow that blanketed the city on Sunday topped no more than 3.6 inches citywide, with just 1.6 inches recorded in Central Park.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Two towns in West Virginia, Thomas and Elkins, each recorded 16 inches.—
Nazaneen Ghaffar,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Better yet, the matching duvet cover is marked down by 45%.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2025
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Don’t miss out on this cute puffer crossbody while it’s marked down to $26.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Biden administration banned logging and most road construction in most of the area in 2023.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Patrons will access their tickets by logging into their Ticketmaster account or using the Ticketmaster app.—
Monica Hooper,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Cramer suggested that for months, most investors fixated on the Federal Reserve and macro aspects of the economy, writing off the autonomy of good businesses and their ability to make money even in a less-than-ideal environment.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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In its first battles around Pokrovsk this month, the 155th Mechanized Brigade reportedly suffered stinging losses—and may have written off some its hard-to-replace Leopard 2s.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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However, according to local business owners and employees who previously spoke with Fox News Digital, that temporary barrier was set down instead of up, allowing vehicles to pass on the holiday.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
10 Jan. 2025
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Without setting down explicit conditions for the US to stay in NATO, Vance criticized an imbalance in member countries’ commitments and singled out Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and a frequent target of Trump’s pressure during his presidency.—
Brooke Seipel,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2024
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This article includes reporting from The Associated Press.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Hardly had the ink dried on President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech then the Albanian government approved a massive $1.4 billion island luxury development project linked to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Reuters reports.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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Eagle’s library board has voted to take down the library’s community bulletin board, a move that followed a controversy at the nearby Nampa Public Library surrounding a poster advertising a LGBTQ+ youth group.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
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Baldoni’s previous filings have mentioned Reynolds, but now he is officially named as a defendant, accused of assisting his wife in taking over the film and taking down Baldoni’s career.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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