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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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My top tip is to write down examples of times when you were presented with a problem and found a solution, as many questions revolve around this formula.
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Niccolo Serratt, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
On the back, write a prompt for each day, then write down your kids' answers each night.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
The idea is to write down on a slip of paper the happiest moment of the day and drop it in a jar.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Before starting any project, writing down my goals and objectives for the team clarifies my direction and expectations of them.
—David Nour, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Niccolo Serratt, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
On the back, write a prompt for each day, then write down your kids' answers each night.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
The idea is to write down on a slip of paper the happiest moment of the day and drop it in a jar.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Before starting any project, writing down my goals and objectives for the team clarifies my direction and expectations of them.
—David Nour, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
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Surgery can benefit from real-time AI explanations and XR visualizations to reduce patient anxiety, while oncology can simplify complex treatment plans for better decision making.Alon Zuckerman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Light pollution significantly reduces visibility of meteors.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Any movement on the issue appears unlikely as Republicans prepare to take control of the Senate in January, underscoring the hurdles in imposing restrictions on a separate branch of government even as public confidence in the court has fallen to record lows.Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Fed’s use of this technique in the pandemic brought mortgages rates to record lows in 2021.Carlos Waters, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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Join the 50,000 shoppers who bought one in the last few weeks while it’s marked down to $14.Isabel Garcia, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Cyber Monday 2024 Deals Best Cyber Monday deals for holiday shoppers Top holiday discounts under $100 Apple products marked down for Cyber Monday sales Patel, a staunch Trump ally, has echoed the former president’s plans for retribution.Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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Findings Highlight Risks to Press Freedom Prosecutors collected phone records and text message logs from service providers, including Apple, in 2017 and 2018, using subpoenas and legal maneuvers that prevented companies from notifying affected individuals.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based on data, tracking a rise in search and usage.Anna Furman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The car was completely written off but God saved him.Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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He’s written off so many losses to off nights or hot shooting performances by opponents.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2024
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Matching interests is closely related to pathos, the appeal to the emotions of the audience, and is one of the three essential elements of persuasion set down by Aristotle over two millennia ago.Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The order’s practices were set down by the first chief steward, Marc Lescarbot, a lawyer and poet in the colony at Port-Royal.Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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This announcement, reported by Variety, marks Muniz's reentry into the acting industry 18 years after the series concluded in 2006.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Bloomberg reported in April that the family and its minority investor may be considering a sale valuing the business at up to $3.5 billion.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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According to federal laws, the military can only take down drones by military bases if the drones exhibit a clear threat, and spying isn’t one, the Journal notes.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Public support around Mangione has erupted on social media and has included GoFundMe fundraisers, which have been taken down.Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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