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as in to pen
to compose and set down on paper the words of
a staunch supporter of the old school, he prefers to write all of his letters by hand
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as in to communicate
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of write
In her memoir, Under Construction, Stause has written about her parents’ struggle with addiction; her father and mother both died from lung cancer in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
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Quispe López, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
Then a couple of people wrote the verses, Jasper being one of those people.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Matt Jones and Adam Usden have also written episodes.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Books can take years to write and usually take another two to edit and publish.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Quispe López, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
Then a couple of people wrote the verses, Jasper being one of those people.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Matt Jones and Adam Usden have also written episodes.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Books can take years to write and usually take another two to edit and publish.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write
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On December 22, 1978, Bernadette Mayer penned her book-length poem Midwinter Day, which describes a single day at her home in Lenox, Massachusetts.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Archer originally penned the story as a screenplay, and later adapted it for the novel form.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Airports and airlines across the country, from Denver to Atlanta and Chicago to Washington, DC, reported no significant hiccups, and travelers told USA TODAY reporters that airlines have been communicating effectively about the impacts, and in most cases automatically rebooking alternative flights.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Quantum coherence times With Zhong’s approach, that same UChicago quantum computer that previously couldn’t reach the Willis Tower could now connect and communicate with a quantum computer outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Notably, Gregory authored the accompanying catalogue published by Rizzoli, which is currently available for purchase.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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The children's book is co-authored by Thompson and Bryan Tucker, with illustrations by Tony Neal.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Morelli also corresponded with the man obtaining the videos for him and asked that the torture of the animals be prolonged in subsequent videos, according to a copy of the indictment filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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This new forecast corresponds to upside of around 11%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Instead, these rather daring verses were composed by a Hieronymite nun for her beloved vicereine, the wife of the Spanish king’s representative in New Spain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ahead of the planned 23 April closing, the company announced a new senior leadership team, composed of many standing Mytheresa executives that will now assume their same titles at the group level.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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The discussion came as Robinhood posted third quarter results that beat analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk raised fears of political violence in America as well as questions about the responsibility of social media companies pertaining to images of violence posted on their platforms.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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