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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
Many might write off the space, saying lower, angled ceilings make the room unusable, but not Welch.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Delaying repayment and writing off debt completely costs money — hundreds of billions of dollars, in fact.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
Africa’s tech sector is often written off or, worse, ignored.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Is equipment financing tax deductible? Section 179 of the IRS Tax Code lets businesses write off all or part of the cost of purchasing equipment for the business.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Delaying repayment and writing off debt completely costs money — hundreds of billions of dollars, in fact.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
Africa’s tech sector is often written off or, worse, ignored.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Is equipment financing tax deductible? Section 179 of the IRS Tax Code lets businesses write off all or part of the cost of purchasing equipment for the business.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
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However, the atmosphere was calmer than the previous week when Corpus appeared to surprise the board by appearing in person at a special meeting to censure her and call for her resignation, dismissing the resignation demands as politically motivated.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Though New Mexico special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey has filed motions for Judge Sommer to reconsider her decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin, Sommer rebuked those arguments and has declined to reconsider Morrissey's case multiple times in recent months.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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While noting that many Arizona cities have drastically reduced their per capita water demand, Goddard argued that cities will eventually need to find water-sharing arrangements with farms so that cities can pay farmers to use their water in dry times.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Some items that normally retail for upwards of $500 have been reduced to $99 or less.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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Be sure your plan considers ways to minimize family income taxes over time.Bob Carlson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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This lightweight, multi-tasking formula is designed to brighten and even out skin tone, thanks to the inclusion of witch hazel to minimize the appearance of pores and licorice extract to promote a more uniform look.Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Nov. 2024
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Discovery took massive, multi-billion dollar hits this summer to write down the value of their cable assets.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Bowery hasn't had VC firm reps on its board for at least the last couple months, while Fidelity recently wrote down its investment value by more than 99%.Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Black Lives Matter is severely diminished as an institution.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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But now, arrivals have diminished significantly, and officials closed the city’s last migrant shelter last month.Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Miss Petersen came back into the room and tears were running down her cheeks.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Abdallahi then ran down an alley, cut through a yard and then circled back toward the ambulance as paramedics were loading the injured man.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Clark is a modest personality who seems inclined to play down her own towering influence — a legacy that reaches well beyond gospel and plays a role in the careers of everyone from Mary J. Blige to Beyoncé.Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Giants had driven 10 plays down to the Bengals’ 36-yard line and were within range of a long field goal.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Does your party have a disdain problem in talking down to working class voters in particular?CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Gargoyles Few cartoons are as recognized for their mature storytelling as Gargoyles, a prime example of not talking down to a young audience.Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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