1
as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock
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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up
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Recent Examples of write off
After years in which Turkey and Qatar backed what had been written off as the losing side in Syria’s civil war, the two nations are now geopolitical winners, filling the void left by the collapse of Iranian influence in the pivotal country.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
Cardi won a Grammy and made history as the first female solo artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, all while being a mother of three and maintaining her relevance in an industry quick to write off and often seeks to dismiss unapologetic Afro-Latina women.
—Kia Turner, refinery29.com, 6 Dec. 2024
During the first nine months of 2024, lenders wrote off more than $46 billion in seriously delinquent credit card loans, according to a report from the Financial Times citing data analyzed by BankRegData.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Many of us wrote off the Nittany Lions after their familiar-looking 20-13 home loss to Ohio State on Nov. 2, the program’s eighth straight defeat to the Buckeyes.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
Cardi won a Grammy and made history as the first female solo artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, all while being a mother of three and maintaining her relevance in an industry quick to write off and often seeks to dismiss unapologetic Afro-Latina women.
—Kia Turner, refinery29.com, 6 Dec. 2024
During the first nine months of 2024, lenders wrote off more than $46 billion in seriously delinquent credit card loans, according to a report from the Financial Times citing data analyzed by BankRegData.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Many of us wrote off the Nittany Lions after their familiar-looking 20-13 home loss to Ohio State on Nov. 2, the program’s eighth straight defeat to the Buckeyes.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write off
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More cases are being dismissed — rising from 41% to 61% — because prosecutors cannot meet the technical requirements, burdensome paperwork and deadlines of the new discovery law.—
Eric J. Gertler,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2025
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She was dismissed in June 2024 after a run of seven games without a win.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Tailor For Expense Reduction Messaging When crafting your capabilities statement, customize it to showcase how your business can help agencies reduce costs: • Use metrics to quantify savings from previous contracts.—
Col. Rafael Marrero,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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And the disaster has exposed holes in the region's preparations to reduce the chances of fires getting so unmanageable and to keep communities safer.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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This opens a familiar interface, and based on the video attached to the announcement, the platform seems to have options to cast the video to a bigger screen or minimize it.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
20 Jan. 2025
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Try to reduce high blood pressure, manage diabetes and cholesterol, avoid smoking, and minimize alcohol intake.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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This simple act of writing down your thoughts, which is often easier for the emotionally reticent, is an easy way to do it.—
Jim VandeHei,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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My hand hurt from writing down every death, every instrument of killing: a knife, a .45 Colt, a rope, a heave into the sea.—
Jes Aznar,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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That’s a trend that’s stayed steady throughout the season to the point that any upward regression expected by the model has diminished.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Austria will likely not face fines in the manner of Hungary, but security cooperation will diminish.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Curran appears next to Trump in a series of photos showing the former and future president returning to his feet, blood running down his face and raising a fist, prompting cheers from the audience.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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With the current threat levels, these groups are sure to be running down leads locally, nationally and internationally to mitigate any potential threat to the inauguration or any of the high-level people attending.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Reports linking Manchester City’s James McAtee have been played down.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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However, the Benetton group cut ties with him in 2020 after comments that played down the significance of the 2018 Morandi Bridge disaster which killed 43 people.—
Reuters,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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He was talked down in most of the cases by cabinet secretaries and lawyers — until the advent of the coronavirus.—
Zolan Kanno-Youngs,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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People want to be inspired by their president, not talked down to.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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