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noun

Definition of write-up

as in feature

a written description or review of something There's a write-up of the restaurant in the paper.

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verb

as in to write

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Noun

Around 1998, someone filed a permit to take out a spiral staircase that led up to a room on the roof, according to a short write-up in the Times that didn’t name the architect or owner. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026 Both write-ups note that these machines deliver great performance on productivity tasks. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

They are accused of not even staging phony robberies, but merely writing up police reports for non-existent robberies. — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026 The incident was investigated by the police and written up in the paper as a burglary. — Thomas McGuane, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for write-up

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Noun

Duarte’s writing features detailed prose and a moving storyline, encompassing grief, healing, and the losses borne by a Latinx family in the name of American patriotism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Another endearing dining feature at the property is its honesty pantry containing drinks and snacks to go and a coffee station for early risers—guests can feel free to pad about any time of day or night.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of feature

Verb

The album features 15 tracks, of which 13 are original tunes co-written by Munsick, heavily bent toward the American West and its native culture.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
Feldstein was their foot soldier, working to get news stories written and noticed.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of write

Noun

Toshpulodzoda is a snapshot of a situation that keeps repeating itself under Descano, a Washington Examiner review of cases found.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
The Supreme Court has long understood the cost of insulating jury deliberations from review.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of review

Verb

The optics are also described as being resistant to fast-moving fluids and particles, as well as to many chemicals.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
For now, the court record describes a shipment declared as storage boxes, coolers and a chair that federal agents say instead contained firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and an assortment of unfinished receivers and other gun parts.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of describe

Verb

Many residents across political lines have spoken out against the state’s incentives for companies to build data centers in Texas.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Salazar has been speaking out against mass deportations throughout her reelection campaign.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of speak out

Verb

The Oversight Democrats’ summary published on Monday says officers at the facility were told by superiors there would be consequences for speaking up.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
And as critical as the postpartum period is for both new moms to speak up and their community to show up for them, support also needs to extend well beyond postpartum.

— Maressa Brown, Parents, 20 Sep. 2026

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