indited

verb

past tense of indite
as in wrote

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indited
  1. wrote
  2. authored
  3. penned
  4. worded
  5. stated
  6. phrased
  7. couched
  8. expressed
Verb
  • Lawmakers from both parties wrote aggressive budget caps in 2017, when Republicans held half the seats in the Senate.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Harrelson wrote, directed and starred in Lost in London, the first feature film shot in a single continuous take and broadcast live to theaters.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrote
Verb
  • LaBelle has had countless, timeless chart-toppers, has appeared in film and television and has even authored New York Times bestselling books and built a successful food and lifestyle brand, Patti’s Good Life.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The bill, authored by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, has passed the Assembly and is under review in the Senate.
    — McKenna Mobley, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of authored
Verb
  • In February, Sánchez penned an op-ed in The New York Times defending his stance on regulated migration.
    — Miguel Macias, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • When Pope Francis died in 2025, Smith penned a poem about him.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of penned
Verb
  • That being said, neither of their statements seemed as strongly worded as UEFA’s and focused on not being consulted rather than the substance of the proposal.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
  • There isn’t a positive review in sight as the finders rip through strongly worded and insulting critiques from major music publications.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of worded
Verb
  • The company stated that costs of care for its Medicare Advantage plans aligned with expectations, despite an industry-wide struggle with rising medical expenses.
    — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The victim sustained visible injuries on her neck, the complaint stated.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of stated
Verb
  • One onboarding step was phrased so oddly that two teams interpreted it in opposite ways.
    — Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The use of first-person pronouns is dishonest, but there’s a much deeper issue that goes beyond how a statement is phrased.
    — Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of phrased
Verb
  • His legal team couched the City Council’s move to weaken the mayor’s authority and strip him of privileges as a petty effort to unseat the youngest mayor in the city’s history, and one who has questioned their leadership.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • Yet every bit of critique was couched as serving a larger goal for both of them.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Definition of couched
Verb
  • The entire Board of Education has expressed support for lobbying for additional state money.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Stitt expressed confidence that states would hold elections without federal intervention while noting his support for the voting bill.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressed
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