WRITES UP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

writes up

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present tense third-person singular of write up

as in speaks up

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Barbaro is strong as always, though — even if Mira speaks up frequently and seems unintimidated in the phallocentric environment — the actress could have been given more to do.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Jason speaks up as to whether he felt bullied or harassed in the house.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

Definition of speaks up

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Meghan McCain, a conservative panelist who left the show in 2021, regularly speaks out about the program on social media and via her Citizen McCain talk show.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Jessica Mann speaks out on Harvey Weinstein mistrial Mann reacted to the outcome in a statement obtained by USA TODAY.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 15 May 2026

Definition of speaks out

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Berry, who died last month and never did buy a computer (or a smartphone), describes in the essay his writing process, which involved drafting a piece by hand and then having his wife transcribe it on a typewriter.

— August Lamm, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

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Pre-assessing how valuable the truth is to someone else, or their ability to handle it, can quickly make well-meaning feedback sound patronizing, writes Bohns in her book.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
Look to Latinos to understand how Americans vote, columnist Gustavo Arellano writes.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of writes

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In the opening pages of his book, How to Save the Media, McKenzie recalls drinking whiskey at the Chelsea Hotel alongside former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, who now publishes the popular Fresh Hell newsletter on Substack.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
The county treasurer publishes a full list of school district rates.

— Elizabeth Jane Beckett-Camarata, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

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