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as in pens
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 corresponds
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of writes
Travelers should prepare for longer than usual wait times in security as some officers don't report to work through the shutdown, said Caleb Harmon-Marshall, an aviation expert and former TSA officer who writes the travel newsletter Gate Access.
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Murphy’s Monster co-creator Ian Brennan, who writes all eight episodes, clearly savors taking kernels of truth and turning them into batches of popcorn this season.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
When the dealer actually writes the lease for the customer, the customer gets the value of the tax credit in the lease calculation.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Alysa Guffey writes business, health and development stories for IndyStar.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Hal Brands, a US foreign policy expert, writes that great-power competition is fundamentally about technology.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Lori Nickel writes about Sal Frelick's passion for community service — he's nominated for the MLB's Roberto Clemente Award.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In 1934, Lysanne (played by Alexandria Brouwer) is living in Paris and writes to her friend Marlène (played by Stephen), who’s studying at Wellesley, imploring her to transfer to a university in Paris.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Michael Finch writes the screenplay.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Murphy’s Monster co-creator Ian Brennan, who writes all eight episodes, clearly savors taking kernels of truth and turning them into batches of popcorn this season.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
When the dealer actually writes the lease for the customer, the customer gets the value of the tax credit in the lease calculation.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Alysa Guffey writes business, health and development stories for IndyStar.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Hal Brands, a US foreign policy expert, writes that great-power competition is fundamentally about technology.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Lori Nickel writes about Sal Frelick's passion for community service — he's nominated for the MLB's Roberto Clemente Award.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In 1934, Lysanne (played by Alexandria Brouwer) is living in Paris and writes to her friend Marlène (played by Stephen), who’s studying at Wellesley, imploring her to transfer to a university in Paris.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Michael Finch writes the screenplay.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writes
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The series kicks off when Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), a member of a powerful Oklahoma family, pens a suicide note, hides it inside a book on his shelves, and then shoots himself in the head.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 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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Patrons select two cards from the splayed out deck, and each card corresponds with a different flavor.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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Who composes a symphony with a hammer?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Once loud and bubbly, Thorley, 51, now mainly communicates by typing on an iPad, along with sign language.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Turns out, Marte communicates similarly.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 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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Hess, who posts under the handle @mini_robomuppets, owns about a dozen jumping spiders, and each has a distinct personality.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff’s office also posts about crashes in real time on Facebook feeds and on its app.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Writes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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