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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
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Buchloh’s best essays romp through the history of genres—the female nude, the family portrait, the history painting, the Romantic landscape—to show how Richter’s work mines the past for the future.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Here’s the third of these guest essays.
—Verdaillia Turner, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Steinem also hopes to get to more writing, especially essays.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
One of my classes involved many different types of student work, including software projects, essays, and formal exams.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Also included are essays that focus on Pueblo history, culture, the impact of colonization on the diet and the healing powers of food.
—Chrystle Fiedler, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s lore recaps and reviews, or essays about how disappointing the sequels were.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
Her current project is a collection of essays tracing her immigration to the United States.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Buchloh’s best essays romp through the history of genres—the female nude, the family portrait, the history painting, the Romantic landscape—to show how Richter’s work mines the past for the future.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Here’s the third of these guest essays.
—Verdaillia Turner, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Steinem also hopes to get to more writing, especially essays.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
One of my classes involved many different types of student work, including software projects, essays, and formal exams.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Also included are essays that focus on Pueblo history, culture, the impact of colonization on the diet and the healing powers of food.
—Chrystle Fiedler, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s lore recaps and reviews, or essays about how disappointing the sequels were.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for essays
Noun
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Widerman said any amendment to ZIM’s articles of association made without the government’s consent would be invalid, and implicitly warned against company attempts to circumvent the rights attached to the golden share.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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The 2019 impeachment involved two articles relating to abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even on low volume from deep (seven attempts), that’s a recipe for offensive success, and it was reflected in Mizzou’s 50 first-half points.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her clarion voice slices through the show’s labored attempts to be both fable and fabulous.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Numerous studies have shown that people who exercise regularly tend to perform better on attention, memory and executive functioning tests.—
Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those efforts led to Caterpillar’s first autonomous truck tests.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One of the agents tries to open the driver’s side door and reaches through the window.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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That opportunity can best be seized if the opposition remains active and tries to back the regime into a corner.—
Michael Albertus,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Choose from 21 colors, from goes-with-everything black to standout prints and textures, including holiday-ready velvet or sequins.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Weaver reminded us of the coat’s versatility while wearing a goes-with-everything matte black version.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The team highlighted that during experiments at NIF, lasers heated the capsules to extremely high temperatures, causing thermonuclear reactions that produced neutrons.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 1942, as desert warfare raged in North Africa, a crew of physiologists was dispatched to the Sonoran Desert to conduct experiments on soldiers.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The development comes as Netflix strives to become more competitive with its peers in the battle to win ad dollars from Madison Avenue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Everyone strives for that state and pours their love into it.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cherie Jimenez and Sean Faris proudly support each other’s acting endeavors.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Bezos went on to marry journalist Lauren Sánchez, and Scott focused on her charitable endeavors, vowing to donate most of her money in life.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Essays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essays. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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