write out

verb

wrote out; written out; writing out; writes out

transitive verb

: to write especially in a full and complete form

Examples of write out in a Sentence

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Starting June 20 and continuing through June 29, each day's date will read as a palindrome when written out in the month/day/year format. Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The teams have to write out their mixtape lists on a dry-erase board styled like a cassette, with the night shift guessing the day shift’s themes based on their song titles. Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026 In front of the camera, Kelli Giddish rejoined after being written out in Season 24. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 12 June 2026 England’s interim head coach for the second half of 2024 is practically written out of the new four-part BBC adaptation of James Graham’s play Dear England. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for write out

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of write out was in the 15th century

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“Write out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20out. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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