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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Vogelzang wrote back to Turner to inquire about the threshold of enrollment needed in order for Willard to qualify for an assistant principal position, but did not receive a response.
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Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Leo wrote back within 12 minutes.
—USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Within weeks, Muller wrote back.
—Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Liaw wrote back trying to assuage his concerns and then continued making inquiries about the GPU orders, the indictment states.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Leo wrote back within 12 minutes.
—USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Within weeks, Muller wrote back.
—Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Liaw wrote back trying to assuage his concerns and then continued making inquiries about the GPU orders, the indictment states.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
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 22 Apr. 2026.
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