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as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
remember to pen up the dogs when visitors come over
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as in wrote
to compose and set down on paper the words of
though relatively unknown at the time of his death, the composer had penned some of the most memorable show tunes of his era
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Recent Examples of penned
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Among those who penned letters of support was Van Jones, a CNN correspondent and former adviser to President Barack Obama.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The Toronto manager told The Athletic that Kerr penned a handwritten letter to Schneider the day after Game 7 of the World Series, though the envelope remained unopened until last week.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
ItalDesign’s Giorgetto Giugiaro penned the car’s smooth, flowing bodywork, which includes nods to several classic Bugattis, such as the Type 57 SC Atlantic and Type 41.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Tomasso has penned hundreds of notes so far.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
The screenplay was penned by Davidson, Chon, and Joseph Gay.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
These are often penned by writers who aren’t professional journalists and don’t work within the organization, meaning there’s less oversight on how they’re being written.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
After all, Gale, who was nominated alongside Zemeckis for an Academy Award for that movie screenplay, also penned the script for the musical.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Michael McGrale also co-penned.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Feig returns from the first film to helm the sequel from a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine, who also penned the screenplay for the 2025 movie.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Among those who penned letters of support was Van Jones, a CNN correspondent and former adviser to President Barack Obama.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The Toronto manager told The Athletic that Kerr penned a handwritten letter to Schneider the day after Game 7 of the World Series, though the envelope remained unopened until last week.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
ItalDesign’s Giorgetto Giugiaro penned the car’s smooth, flowing bodywork, which includes nods to several classic Bugattis, such as the Type 57 SC Atlantic and Type 41.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Tomasso has penned hundreds of notes so far.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
The screenplay was penned by Davidson, Chon, and Joseph Gay.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
These are often penned by writers who aren’t professional journalists and don’t work within the organization, meaning there’s less oversight on how they’re being written.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
After all, Gale, who was nominated alongside Zemeckis for an Academy Award for that movie screenplay, also penned the script for the musical.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penned
Adjective
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Brantley Gilbert was up first, followed by fellow country artists Gabby Barrett and Lee Brice, before Kid Rock closed things out in an enclosed setting where a crowd of what looked to be about a hundred fans stood cheering on either side of a huge thrust ramp that extended across the studio floor.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Detectives say the pair burglarized Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters around 2:50 a.m. on May 25 and fished in the Marathon establishment’s enclosed lagoon, catching a 55-inch tarpon.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trillof things unknown but longed for stilland his tune is heard on the distant hillfor the caged bird sings of freedom.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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What is more, Jackson in the Oval Office would be a caged bird.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
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