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as in articles
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
school essays on what it means to be a patriot
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as in tests
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
a little homemade essay to determine the easiest way to strip the paint from the bookcase
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to make an effort to do
he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move
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Recent Examples of essays
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Woolf composed her great modernist novels and her brilliant essays while troubled by suicidal thoughts and the tumult of two world wars.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
1 July 2026
The couple published the journal’s first issue in July 1976, which included notes from the editors, essays and poems.
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Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
It was also published as a booklet, in another journal, and included in an anthology of Planck’s essays and lectures.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2026
The new list contains around 200 texts, including Bible passages, essays and books, far in excess of that requirement.
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Jamie Stengle,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
And for me that was, yeah, David Foster Wallace’s nonfiction essays.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Individuals are writing essays, organizing workshops, and debating in journals, while institutions and community groups are developing guidelines for how AI should be used in research and publication.
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Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Much of that is due to this pioneering collection of essays, which became a guiding volume during the Civil Rights Movement and is still widely read today.
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Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
Artificial intelligence has complicated the reliability of admissions essays.
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Scott White,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Woolf composed her great modernist novels and her brilliant essays while troubled by suicidal thoughts and the tumult of two world wars.
—
The Week Us,
TheWeek,
1 July 2026
The couple published the journal’s first issue in July 1976, which included notes from the editors, essays and poems.
—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
It was also published as a booklet, in another journal, and included in an anthology of Planck’s essays and lectures.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2026
The new list contains around 200 texts, including Bible passages, essays and books, far in excess of that requirement.
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Jamie Stengle,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
And for me that was, yeah, David Foster Wallace’s nonfiction essays.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Individuals are writing essays, organizing workshops, and debating in journals, while institutions and community groups are developing guidelines for how AI should be used in research and publication.
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Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Much of that is due to this pioneering collection of essays, which became a guiding volume during the Civil Rights Movement and is still widely read today.
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Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
Verb
In the film, Bajpayee plays the police officer while Jim Sarbh essays the role of the killer who goes by the fictional name Carl Bhojraj.
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Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for essays
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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The internet is swarming with articles and videos decrying the decision.
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If the shot is converted, the free throw is worth three points on three-point attempts or two points on two-point attempts.
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Firefighters made several attempts to reach them but were unable to rescue them, per the Akron Beacon Journal.
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Everyone knows that one of the biggest tests in a new relationship is going on vacation together.
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In tests by the Miami Herald, the hologram responded with voice and text to English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese, and with text alone to Mandarin and Japanese.
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North Field on Tinian, which was once the busiest airport in the world, was shut down after the war but is undergoing renovation to become an alternate base to Guam as Washington tries to disperse its assets around the region.
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Against this bedlam, Rhaenyra tries to fashion herself a real queen.
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Does this mean those pop-goes-punk comp albums are coming back?
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Except then there’s the chance of being FUNNELED, placed on the rails and headed for a very specific destination, instead of the OPEN-WORLD anything-goes of traditional D&D.
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The experiments ran for three months under two disposal scenarios.
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Despite the crypto down market, Securitize is riding a wave of enthusiasm for tokenization as Wall Street increasingly experiments with blockchains.
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Perusing the menu online provides insight into how truly diverse Sushi Sushi strives to be.
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While leadership strives to accelerate AI investment, many workers, particularly in frontline and junior positions, still don’t understand how the technology will impact their daily responsibilities or long-term career paths.
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From there, the movie traces Washington’s military endeavors during the French and Indian War.
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The Néo7 Alpine seems like a handy, little featherlight adventure knife that could serve well as a primary knife for ultralight activities like rock climbing or as a complement to other knives and tools for less weight-conscious endeavors.
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