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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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as in tries
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
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
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
The most salutary was America’s Field Trip, a competition of a familiar kind, in which students between third and twelfth grade from across the states and territories submit drawings, prose, and essays.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Those allegations were a main reason more than 1,200 colleges and universities stopped requiring SAT scores in 2020 and 2021, instead basing admission on factors like GPA, essays, and extracurriculars.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Grades are listed in one section, activities in another, recommendations somewhere else, and essays at the end.
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Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Persuasive essays comparing restaurants covered in peer-feedback notes.
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Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
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Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
The strongest essays reveal how a student thinks and sees the world.
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Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
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.
—
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.
—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
The most salutary was America’s Field Trip, a competition of a familiar kind, in which students between third and twelfth grade from across the states and territories submit drawings, prose, and essays.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Those allegations were a main reason more than 1,200 colleges and universities stopped requiring SAT scores in 2020 and 2021, instead basing admission on factors like GPA, essays, and extracurriculars.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Grades are listed in one section, activities in another, recommendations somewhere else, and essays at the end.
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Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Persuasive essays comparing restaurants covered in peer-feedback notes.
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Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
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Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 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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Caine granted permission for an AI audio company to clone his voice for this project and other upcoming books and articles.
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As Kennedy and Bessette spend more time together and grow closer, her intimidation of the spotlight and fear of invasive paparazzi often create tension in their relationship, despite his attempts to calm the situation.
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An early furor over accepting valuable gifts, including designer spectacles and Taylor Swift concert tickets, was followed by a series of policy U-turns, especially clumsy attempts to cut welfare spending that stirred anger in Labour ranks.
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The three-hour exam, which tests students on physics, chemistry and biology in a multiple-choice format, is among the country’s most punishing tests along with its engineering counterpart, the JEE, both demanding years of near-total devotion.
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What are considered normal testosterone levels in men can range widely, from around 300 to more than 800 nanograms per deciliter, but even that depends on which guidelines are followed or which lab tests were conducted, Brahmbhatt said.
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Year after year, Hagerty tries new cultivars of his favorite crops—including chiles, peaches, and loads of tomatoes.
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Unfortunately, the degree of difficulty is about as high as whatever Simone Biles tries in the Olympics.
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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 ball arrived at the space station for the astronauts to perform important experiments on it in microgravity that could help improve our understanding of the aerodynamic and physics involved in a powerful kick.
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Testing a long-standing assumption The assumption that fibroblasts are essential for skin stem cell proliferation traces back to cell culture experiments from the 1970s.
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Alan Stanton said the conservative county strives not to overregulate in general.
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New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of senators strives to add new aircraft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunter fleet and codify the agency’s role in meteorological research.
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Pay attention to who celebrates your growth, inspires you and supports your endeavors.
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The program, which began in September 2025, endeavors to cater to the nuns' medical care and material needs.
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“Essays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essays. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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