WRITES DOWN Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

writes down

verb

present tense third-person singular of write down

as in reduces

to diminish the price or value of a company forced to write down its assets

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as in logs

to make a written note of write down what you remember about that day

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Recent Examples of writes down During these days, Jews believe the Book of Life is opened and that God writes down what their upcoming year will hold. — Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 Each player secretly writes down a guess, and players who pick correctly gets points equal to the number of players who guessed correctly. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 There is a line item in a lot of Gen X retirement plans that nobody writes down. — Jon Sabes, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Once in a while this person writes down seven lines only to cross out one of them fifteen minutes later, and then another hour passes. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 Another keeps a notebook with his phone and writes down his questions there instead of searching for the answers. — Mika Ellison, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026

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This reduces the turbulence around the suspension and in the trailer’s wake, and lowers the aerodynamic drag.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
There are studies suggesting that being on a regular training regimen reduces your risk of cancer recurrence.

— Samantha Ciaccia, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduces

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Every user who logs in is a user whose account the fraudsters now own.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
In late August, Luke Agada logs onto Zoom from his studio in Chicago, with two new paintings of surreal domestic landscapes mounted on the wall behind him.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of logs

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Lemley has practiced medicine for 14 years, 10 of those in Texas, according to Texas Medical Board records.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
The boy’s mother, who was in a dating relationship with Clark, tried to intervene, but Clark allegedly struck her with the chair, too, court records state.

— Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of records

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But something about Therese keeps her following the breadcrumbs Carol sets down.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Earlier in the day, on the men’s side, Frances Tiafoe came back from two sets down to shock his friend and countryman Alex Michelsen.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sets down

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Analysts blame the falloff on Converse’s inability to innovate and its overreliance on the Chuck Taylor model, Fortune’s Phil Wahba reports.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Scheibenbogen reports that the kids who cut out social media entirely showed modest increases in mental well-being that started wearing off five weeks later.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of reports

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When Big Man arrives with Elena in tow, the diminutive Nora takes down the giant man in less than a minute, all without a bra on!

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026

Definition of takes down

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Glooin also automatically transcribes recordings and screenshots, making your library searchable.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Definition of transcribes

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Hobbs' team notes that the Phoenix area is still one of the top spots in the country for new home construction.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Lindsey Burnett, a urogynecologist and assistant professor at UC San Diego who co-authored the study, notes that lower urinary tract symptoms that look and feel like a UTI can be caused by things other than bacteria.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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