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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Jason speaks up as to whether he felt bullied or harassed in the house.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Your 11th House of Friends and Community speaks up as the moody Moon there opposes restrictive Saturn in your 5th House of Creativity and Play, so group plans may squeeze a passion project.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026

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Human Intelligence As Spec The Knowing markets itself as 100% human intelligence, which Thomas describes as a business proposition rather than a moral one.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Modern interpreters have read his 10 heads as signifying his vast knowledge of 10 sacred texts, or alternately his 10 ethical failings, but the Ramayana account describes him as 10-headed from birth.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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These speeches, which Ossoff writes himself, have become a sensation among liberal voters, fueling talk of a presidential bid.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Promiscuously, Lewis writes about the Burtons, and about everything within reach of the Burtons, and then about everything within reach of that.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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The federal health insurance program for Americans 65 and older publishes standardized prices, and that has become a benchmark for Indiana and other states trying to control health costs.

— Alex Olgin, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Florida already collects substantial IDEA data, monitors districts and publishes dispute-resolution resources.

— Deborah Esther Brooks, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

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