as in author
a person who creates a written work
a writer who is still trying to get published
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Recent Examples of writer
While obituary writers sharpen their pencils, the culture remains as alive and varied as ever.
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John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 9 June 2026
All scripts are read by Academy members and five writers are ultimately selected for the fellowship.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 9 June 2026
By Jones is a writer with a strong focus on health, parenting, disability, and feminism.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026
Every student loan article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of student loan products.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 9 June 2026
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John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 9 June 2026
All scripts are read by Academy members and five writers are ultimately selected for the fellowship.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 9 June 2026
By Jones is a writer with a strong focus on health, parenting, disability, and feminism.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026
Every student loan article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of student loan products.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writer
Noun
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The author’s name was never part of it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Yuval Noah Harari, the historian and author, wrote in the Financial Times that these entities would seemingly be granted traditional human rights, like being able to own assets, hire employees, trade, sue, and donate, with decisions made by AI agents and without human liability.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Repetition is composed of a novelist’s remembrances of her teenage girlhood, a tumultuous time no matter what.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The 2021 All Her Fault became the first book by Irish crime novelist Mara to get a screen adaptation when Peacock made it into a limited series with Gallagher, Carnival Films and UIS, a division of Universal Studio Group.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Beatty’s biographer, Peter Biskind, also famously estimated that the number of women Beatty had slept with could be as high as 12,275.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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Royal biographer Caroline Hallemann explained how the women’s first meeting in 1961 went down.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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Her approach of looking at the world through the lens of a non-linear storyteller felt not only timely but essential to understanding a global cultural landscape outside traditional institutional frameworks.—
Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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My life, my choices and roles, my skillsets as a producer, director, writer, comic book creator, vodcaster, storyteller of the year, my politics, my company, Color Farm Media, the impact, my partnerships, my collaboration, my future all speaks to this.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Kings, poets, scientists and revolutionaries wanted to meet him and sought his advice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic Pikes Peak During the summer of 1893, poet and literature professor Katharine Lee Bates joined other teachers working in Colorado Springs for the summer and took a ride to the top of Pikes Peak.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writer. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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