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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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2
as in to communicate
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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as in paper
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variants
also writ
or dialectal wrote
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as in printed
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 communicated
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of write
Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 22 May 2025
In one case unrelated to tariffs, records show that a congressional aide bought stock in two mining companies shortly before a key Senate committee approved a bill written by his boss that would help the firms.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
The restaurant failed a follow-up inspection and was ordered to remain closed until the violations listed have been corrected and a written approval is obtained from the city’s health department.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The legislature’s actions curtailing the Ethics Commission have led Chaffee to rethink how her group wrote the initial ballot initiative.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Verb
El Dorado is also his first record of covers since 2004’s Studio 150, which featured tracks written by the likes of Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Noel Gallagher.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 22 May 2025
In one case unrelated to tariffs, records show that a congressional aide bought stock in two mining companies shortly before a key Senate committee approved a bill written by his boss that would help the firms.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
Adjective
In subsequent answers to written questions, Isaacman reaffirmed this position.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
The restaurant failed a follow-up inspection and was ordered to remain closed until the violations listed have been corrected and a written approval is obtained from the city’s health department.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
Verb
The actress added that she was taken with the script, written by Gadd, from the start.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The legislature’s actions curtailing the Ethics Commission have led Chaffee to rethink how her group wrote the initial ballot initiative.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write
Adjective
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In the financial world, assets can be divided into two types: paper assets, and non-paper assets.—
The Salt Lake Tribune,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
24 Aug. 2022
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Staples, clips and other non-paper materials must be removed.—
Shirley MacFarland,
cleveland,
26 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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When confronted by a cop for defacing public property, Samantha lets her in on Richard's explicit transgression and instantly earns a metaphorical get-out-of-jail-free card from her new police officer ally.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 May 2025
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What To Know The tech mogul entered politics last year with the explicit purpose of getting Trump elected for a second term as president, spending more than $75 million in the process.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Write.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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