write back
verb
wrote back; written back; writing back; writes back
: to send someone a letter, email, etc., in response to one that was sent
He wrote back (to me) as soon as he got my card.
I sent him a letter, but he never wrote me back.
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Heuermann wrote back, but hasn’t responded to several follow-up missives from Jesperson, according to Toulon, who spoke to The Associated Press ahead of Heuermann’s sentencing Wednesday.
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Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Heuermann wrote back, but hasn't responded to several follow-up missives from Jesperson, according to Toulon, who spoke to The Associated Press ahead of Heuermann’s sentencing Wednesday.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Police officials wrote back to Gude in 2024 that an investigation had been opened.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
The model wrote back in the second person.
—Paul Baier, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Heuermann wrote back, but hasn't responded to several follow-up missives from Jesperson, according to Toulon, who spoke to The Associated Press ahead of Heuermann’s sentencing Wednesday.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Police officials wrote back to Gude in 2024 that an investigation had been opened.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
The model wrote back in the second person.
—Paul Baier, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Write back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20back. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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