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Recent Examples of writ
Crime writ large in the downtown neighborhood is down 6% year-to-date.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
In 1965, while serving time at the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville, Johnson started filing writs of habeas corpus for his fellow prisoners, challenging the validity of their convictions in federal court.
—Literary Hub
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
The writ would allow me access to the children or an order to bring them to court for a conversation with the judge.
—Tom Slaton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The demonstrations would continue nearly nonstop for several days across the Twin Cities, with thousands turning out to protest Floyd’s murder and police brutality writ large.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
In 1965, while serving time at the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville, Johnson started filing writs of habeas corpus for his fellow prisoners, challenging the validity of their convictions in federal court.
—Literary Hub
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
The writ would allow me access to the children or an order to bring them to court for a conversation with the judge.
—Tom Slaton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The demonstrations would continue nearly nonstop for several days across the Twin Cities, with thousands turning out to protest Floyd’s murder and police brutality writ large.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
Noun
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Search warrant The warrant authorizing immigration agents to search the restaurants, signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Teresa James on July 16, did not list any names.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
1 Aug. 2025
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a motion for a warrant of execution for Richard Kenneth Djerf, convicted of murdering a Phoenix family of four in 1993.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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But the 2017 event was only recently identified through re-analysis using satellite instruments, including NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-16).—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Even the original one-month extension would have been too little time to arrange for, and fine-tune, other instruments to match the previous data for scientific continuity, Cortinas said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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In recent years, the agency’s inspections have increased drastically, up 158% between 2024 and 2025 while corresponding data showed summonses issued to those businesses increased by 259% in the same period.—
Tosha Miller,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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The Denver Fire Department, which oversees conveyances in the city, warns that noncompliance will result in officials shutting down elevators and issuing summonses to appear in court.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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The fences will be used on East Sixth Street Corridor as well as for Austin Water and Austin Energy emergencies and some other city public events, according to city documents.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The center, which will be able to serve as an emergency shelter for up to 32 individuals, will be equipped with bathrooms, showers, a laundry facility, a commercial kitchen and dining space, staff and medical offices and training space, according to board documents.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
30 July 2025
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While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2022
Noun
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Though nothing outside could compete with the moment a uniformed attendant arrived bearing a two-tiered, Tiffany-blue box filled with desserts, accompanied by a souvenir menu with pop-up paper cutouts.—
Naomi Tomky,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Cover the inside of two 8-inch round cake pans with butter, line the bottom of each with parchment paper, then add another layer of butter and flour to help prevent sticking. Make the batter.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
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What’s said between a patient and physician, or a client and attorney, is shielded from subpoenas, court disclosures, and adversarial scrutiny.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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The subpoenas reportedly sought patient information and preceded a wave of closures of gender programs at some of the most prominent children’s hospitals in the country.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
24 July 2025
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Now, for many Americans, the $15,000 standard deduction for singles and $30,000 for married filing jointly makes itemizing a moot point.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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There are deadlines to meet — for official filings to the governing UCI, for practical details such as kit design, but in many ways, those do not matter to Roodhooft.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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