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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
In a traditional corporate venture capital arrangement, a company writes a check, takes a board seat, and waits — sometimes years — for a return.
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Serguei Netessine, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Radjy writes for the Associated Press.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Jill writes of her thinking, according to The Atlantic.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Sharon Hlapcich writes about events and happenings in the Anaheim Hills area.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Get the map right and the rest of the work writes itself.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Gautam Mukunda writes about corporate management and innovation.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
As Forbes retail contributor Kiri Masters writes, the de minimis law allows direct-to-consumer platforms like Temu to potentially avoid tariffs on individual shipments up to $800 per day, while traditional retailers and sellers importing in bulk would face the full impact.
—Dearbea Walker, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Serguei Netessine, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Radjy writes for the Associated Press.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Jill writes of her thinking, according to The Atlantic.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Sharon Hlapcich writes about events and happenings in the Anaheim Hills area.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Get the map right and the rest of the work writes itself.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Gautam Mukunda writes about corporate management and innovation.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
As Forbes retail contributor Kiri Masters writes, the de minimis law allows direct-to-consumer platforms like Temu to potentially avoid tariffs on individual shipments up to $800 per day, while traditional retailers and sellers importing in bulk would face the full impact.
—Dearbea Walker, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writes
Verb
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Amazon moved fast to board the project and the film will now be a big priority at the studio as Loeb pens the script.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Yousafzai pens a portrait of a young woman discovering her identity amid immense pressure.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Investors can use $250 as their stop, which roughly corresponds to where the 50-day is currently running and where the stock based before the breakout began.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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The first day of that year (1 Muharram ah 1) corresponds to July 16, 622, in the Julian calendar.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
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Over the years, the piano became an emotional outlet for Partovi, who composes his own music.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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This interview question provides insight into how an organization handles priorities, communicates, and leads.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The achievement allowed researchers to recreate how the nervous system communicates with the heart, opening potential new paths for studying irregular heart rhythms and developing future treatments that could reduce reliance on electronic pacemakers.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
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Perhaps if the team authors a more precipitous decline and those gaps grow, there will be a more serious conversation about conducting a selloff.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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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
Verb
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Tamaya Denae posts on TikTok about her Arizona nanny life.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Chou often writes about art, or posts photos of art, on his Instagram.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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“Writes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writes. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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