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as in to pen
to compose and set down on paper the words of
a staunch supporter of the old school, he prefers to write all of his letters by hand
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as in to communicate
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of write
The idea, Angie, is to just write a letter to a friend.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The prolific actors and musicians — who star as M*Tex president Tommy Norris and local Sheriff Walt Joeberg, respectively — co-wrote and produced several songs together while filming the last two seasons of Taylor Sheridan’s record-breaking West Texas oil drama.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
The second time the show is written is on set where these incredible improv actors make magic happen, and every scene is a live rewrite generating lots of funny options.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
In Apple’s testing, models via Private Cloud Compute perform better on things like writing summaries and composition compared to on-device models.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The prolific actors and musicians — who star as M*Tex president Tommy Norris and local Sheriff Walt Joeberg, respectively — co-wrote and produced several songs together while filming the last two seasons of Taylor Sheridan’s record-breaking West Texas oil drama.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
The second time the show is written is on set where these incredible improv actors make magic happen, and every scene is a live rewrite generating lots of funny options.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
In Apple’s testing, models via Private Cloud Compute perform better on things like writing summaries and composition compared to on-device models.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write
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Hollywood actor Henry Golding also spent years penning words of wisdom from strangers on the fly, finding power behind the random musings of locals to coveted writers.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Grammy winner, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, penned a heartfelt message to Polansky and included three photos of the couple embracing each other.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Registration helps animal herd officials communicate with livestock owners about disease outbreaks.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The report also detailed the slow alert process, in which evacuation zones had to be communicated through multiple emergency management departments and personnel before being sent through the notification system.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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While not all of the slowdown in box production can be attributable to falling demand for goods, the slump is present in other areas of the freight economy, said Adam Josephson, a longtime paper and packaging sell-side analyst who now authors an economics newsletter.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The measure—authored by State Senator Scott Wiener—follows last year’s veto of a stricter bill that was roundly opposed by Silicon Valley heavyweights and AI companies.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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More than 2,000 years ago, the Babylonians split that band of sky into twelve equal parts that correspond with twelve constellations.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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In our present-day Universe, that corresponds to a distance that’s approximately 18 billion light-years away.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Stage two would see Gaza governed by a temporary transitional body consisting of a technocratic, apolitical committee composed of Palestinians and international members.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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This assertion that Mary was a child of a well-to-do family might have some historical validity since this text was composed at a time when the poverty and celibacy of the Holy Family had become associated with her nunlike virtue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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According to a contingency plan posted by the Pentagon this weekend, all active-duty troops would be required to keep working.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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On Christmas Eve, Johnson posted holiday wishes to Bukele and his family.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Write.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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