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Recent Examples of writ
This premise allows the author to examine immigration writ large from several angles: the idealistic welcomers, the indignant opponents and the impatient immigrants themselves.
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The Know, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
The industrialization of their work gets overlooked now perhaps because it was overlooked in their own time, but considering them as a parallel workforce in the history of labor at Lowell offers new insights into the history of the Industrial Revolution writ large.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025
Gossip and confrontation are the pillars of good reality television writ large, but what makes a great season of Below Deck is more specific and somewhat counter-intuitive.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
The future of the profession writ large was not Khan’s concern.
—Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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The Know, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
The industrialization of their work gets overlooked now perhaps because it was overlooked in their own time, but considering them as a parallel workforce in the history of labor at Lowell offers new insights into the history of the Industrial Revolution writ large.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025
Gossip and confrontation are the pillars of good reality television writ large, but what makes a great season of Below Deck is more specific and somewhat counter-intuitive.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
The future of the profession writ large was not Khan’s concern.
—Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
Noun
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The incident began when an officer on patrol spotted a vehicle being driven north on Hemingway Avenue that was believed to be tied to a felony arrest warrant, according to Capt. Joseph M. Murgo of the East Haven Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2025
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Google is a corporation, and the fear that its platforms — and others — will now use AI to scrutinize private, confidential, secure information warrants reflection.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The 2025 Lincoln Navigator flagship gets dramatic new looks and features, including dramatic exterior lights, a new body and a high-def 48-inch instrument display stretching nearly the width of the big SUV’s dashboard.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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One of Juno’s ten active instruments, the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) was specifically invented for the mission.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Rosen, who lives in Oceanside, L.I., has no prior arrests, though he has been given summonses three times for speeding and once for driving the wrong way, sources said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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All three were charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct and were given summonses to appear in court.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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PDFs are highlighted as a new favorite for cyber attacks, given user wariness as regards Office documents.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The process starts with a conversation, followed by a review of the franchise disclosure document.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 May 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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Their schedule late in the season is favorable on paper, at least, outside their season finale against the Bills.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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While a lot of the team’s success will derive from how well quarterback Carson Beck performs in 2025, the cast around him getting better on paper certainly helps.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Without subpoena power, the NCAA is rendered helpless in these cases.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Special prosecutor would have subpoena power During Thursday’s public court hearing, which began a half-hour after its scheduled start time, Hippler referenced a closed-door session held earlier that day.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2025
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UnitedHealth has said in regulatory filings that investigations, audits and reviews by a dozen different government agencies are underway.—
Amina Niasse,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The filing of the General Rate Case is the first step in an 18-month regulatory process, and the public utilities commission rarely fully adopts PG&E’s proposal.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
17 May 2025
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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