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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
Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Once a writer can articulate some answers (and these answers will change over time, with life events, and with artistic failure or success), only then can the writer best determine the trajectories of stories, novels, essays, and of a literary career.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Other magazines peppered their pages with essays, short fiction, and photographs; Jump ran nothing but one-off and serialized manga stories.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The college has a group of volunteers who review scholarship applications and score them, partly based on the essays the candidates provide.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
This is the last of the season’s Race columns — of more than a dozen mini-essays on subjects as diverse as income inequality, work-life balance, TV motherhood and late night snubs.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
His essays — an array of digressions on meme culture, monetary theory and markets — remain widely read in crypto circles.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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The publication also includes several essays on topics confronting colleges today.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Once a writer can articulate some answers (and these answers will change over time, with life events, and with artistic failure or success), only then can the writer best determine the trajectories of stories, novels, essays, and of a literary career.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Other magazines peppered their pages with essays, short fiction, and photographs; Jump ran nothing but one-off and serialized manga stories.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The college has a group of volunteers who review scholarship applications and score them, partly based on the essays the candidates provide.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
This is the last of the season’s Race columns — of more than a dozen mini-essays on subjects as diverse as income inequality, work-life balance, TV motherhood and late night snubs.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
His essays — an array of digressions on meme culture, monetary theory and markets — remain widely read in crypto circles.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for essays
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Welcome to Inside Real Madrid, a new weekly series of articles to follow throughout La Liga’s 2025-26 season.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Reading bridge books and articles will familiarize you with the technical aspects of the game, and bidding practice will streamline your auctions.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
17 Aug. 2025
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And the algicide attempts may not have worked because the biomass of blue-green algae was just too large for effects to be detected.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lifetime, Prater was 23-of-24 on those attempts that happened in the last two minutes of regulation or in overtime.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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This typically allows for more preventative screenings, such as hearing tests, grip strength and advanced cardiovascular testing.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Half of the nation’s 14,000 or so oncologists regularly order sequencing tests from Tempus, Lefkofsky said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In selfie mode, the 43-year-old rolls her eyes in jest and tries her hardest to smile.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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One attempt to stop the missile spectacularly bombs, like a bullet hitting a bullet, as the military tries to intercept the missile with its own, Baker incensed by the failure of a $50-billion coin toss to land heads up.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The detector is now running full experiments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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These mirror workplace experiments like phone-free meetings, digital detox retreats or resilience programs that strengthen attention and self-control.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now retired, Andra loved her job working for the federal government and strives to make a difference in the world around her.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The brand strives to offer a premium denim look at prices more accessible than other premium denim brands.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some other areas of your life that could experience big changes are around creative endeavors, children or hobbies.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Essays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essays. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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