write back
phrasal 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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Vintage Southern cake recipes written back when everyone used lightweight and light color aluminum pans bake best in that type of pan.
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
In later years, the rape was written back into their storyline as their children tried to cope with their father’s actions.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Stuhlinger wrote back, telling a story from his home country (Germany) from hundreds of years prior.
—Big Think, 28 Nov. 2025
Instead of writing back, Bonnie gave it to Pam, who passed it on to everyone who mattered.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
In later years, the rape was written back into their storyline as their children tried to cope with their father’s actions.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Stuhlinger wrote back, telling a story from his home country (Germany) from hundreds of years prior.
—Big Think, 28 Nov. 2025
Instead of writing back, Bonnie gave it to Pam, who passed it on to everyone who mattered.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for write back
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“Write back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20back. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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