written down

verb

past participle of write down
1
as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of a company forced to write down its assets

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2
as in noted
to make a written note of write down what you remember about that day

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Recent Examples of written down None of these rules are written down. — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 22 June 2026 No records from her lifetime mention the event—and this seems like the sort of thing someone might have written down. — Michele Metychall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Some knowledge is in a process that everyone follows, but no one has written down. — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Processes that had previously lived in people’s heads began to get written down. — Shivaas Gulati, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026 Nothing can be written down, and no one can know everything, so much of the dialogue is a bewildering avalanche of codewords and code names. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026 Making bsissa—a tradition passed down through generations—is an art, yet nothing is measured or written down. — Boutheina Ben Salem, Vogue, 8 May 2026 Still, any word that's misheard or misunderstood will be written down incorrectly, so there’s no real way to find transcription errors after the fact. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026 The Odyssey is based on the ancient Greek epic poem known as Homer's Odyssey, which is widely understood to have been passed down from generation to generation via oral storytelling before it was written down in full. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written down
  1. reduced
  2. noted
  3. written off
  4. marked
  5. sunk
  6. recorded
  7. marked down
  8. reported
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  • Data indicates declining trust in managers and reduced interest in leadership among younger generations.
    — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Each union agreed to slightly different terms for how long the leave programs are in place and by how much salaries were reduced.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of reduced
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  • Despite the criticism Williams has received for her hiring practices, Beasley-Pittman noted a decrease in the city’s personnel budget growth.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • People magazine at the time estimated the wedding cost $1 million and noted the event included four bands and a fireworks show.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of noted
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  • For an instrument that many observers had written off as a pandemic-era anomaly, SPAC is having a very loud second act.
    — Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The documentary is about how the young Brady was written off by so many, and about those six quarterbacks who were drafted ahead of him.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of written off
Verb
  • While June 27 was a day to honor and celebrate Wiley, Turner said June 28 marked the beginning of the fight for answers and accountability.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of marked
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  • The cannons would've sunk just weeks before the Battle of Savannah, known as one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War, with over 800 casualties in under an hour.
    — Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The structure is a massive concrete cylinder, 50 meters wide and 30 meters deep, held up by pillars sunk deep into the ground, capable of holding 50,000 cubic meters of stormwater — roughly the volume of 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
    — Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of sunk
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  • When the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the high temperature in Philadelphia was 76 degrees — Thomas Jefferson himself recorded the measurement.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Goalkeeper Angelina Anderson recorded one save for her third shutout of the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of recorded
Verb
  • Hiring in May was marked down to 129,000 from 172,000, while April’s job gains are now 148,000, down from an initial estimate of 179,000.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Select suitcases and travel bags are marked down right now, including 20% off the Odyssey carry-on, the expandable backpack, and this puffy tote.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
Definition of marked down
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  • The new proposal for the future of the global commercial shipping route was first reported by The New York Times, citing an Iranian official and four diplomats with knowledge of the matter.
    — Abigail Williams, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • The New York Times reported in February that Freedom 250 was allegedly trading access to Trump for donations, causing concern among congressional Democrats.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of reported

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