WROTE DOWN Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

wrote down

verb

past tense of write down

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 Mariners essentially wrote down the rest of Ray’s five-year, $115 million contract while taking on the dead money owed to declining outfielder Mitch Haniger and injured right-hander Anthony DeSclafani. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Blanche said $130; Pearlman wrote down the correct figure, $85. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2026 Why not eat the good feta, get that deli sandwich, try that beef stew recipe your grandmother wrote down for you by hand? — Grace Reilly, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 But during that meeting, Frank Drake apparently wrote down the Drake equation for the first time, and the purpose of it was really to organize the meeting. — Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026 With dark splotchy ink, the Secretary of the Senate drew large Xs through four amendments, slashed through several lines and furiously wrote down edits in the margins. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 Japan’s biggest life insurer wrote down ¥70 billion ($440 million) in the year ended March 31, a charge that a company spokesperson said was its first since the Bank of Japan shifted its policy to raising interest rates in March 2024. — Nao Sano, Bloomberg, 26 May 2026 The original owner wrote down the exact amount of gasoline added to the car, down to the hundredth of a gallon. — 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

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Newcastle end the window with the squad’s average age and wage bill significantly reduced.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Households reduced fuel consumption due to elevated prices owed to the Middle East conflict, and cut domestic and international travel.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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Analysts note that driven by the heatwave, PJM's recent grid load has been visibly higher than the levels recorded during the same period over the past two summers.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Another Politico report confirmed that the European Data Protection Board will release a report later this summer to decide what actions should be taken to ensure no one in the EU is recorded without their consent.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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If your layout isn’t conducive to an L-shape, the chaise-less silhouette in a wool boucle is also over $200 off (with the also marked down matching ottoman available to add on).

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
So many colors are marked down under $20 right now, so stock up to wear this tee solo now then layer under sweaters and jackets come fall.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

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Weeks after the anniversary, the FDA proposed a new pathway to speed these therapies to children with ultra-rare disease, a pathway that runs straight through the platform the secretary wrote off.

— Jeff Coller, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
Within three years, Carlyle wrote off the investment, and Beautycounter filed for bankruptcy.

— Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of wrote off

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Imax held preliminary talks with potential buyers earlier this year, but as of May hadn't fielded any official pitches, CNBC reported at the time.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reported 62 severe cases among wildland firefighters from 2010 to 2020 and cautioned that the true number was probably higher.

— Julian L. Gallegos, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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Related Inspiration pinged, and Kay, the English musician born Jason Luís Cheetham, went back inside and transcribed the lyrics forming in his head onto hotel stationery.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
For buyers, key features include voice notes transcribed in real time, optical character recognition technology that reads the article number, composition, weight, and wash code from hang tag, and the ability to create mood boards and more.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

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