1
as in penning
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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2
as in communicating
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of writing
Tatiana Tenreyro, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
While Ramsay ended up lasting only nine matches at West Brom before being sacked, the Welshman might have seen the writing on the wall in Minnesota.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Bendis is said to be writing the pilot while Oeming is participating in the visual development for the show.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
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Noun
On No Need to Be Lonely, Koch wanted to honor her friendships, both in her writing and in the album’s collaborative nature.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
While Ramsay ended up lasting only nine matches at West Brom before being sacked, the Welshman might have seen the writing on the wall in Minnesota.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
And then 30% of it is railing against the humor or attacking [Taylor’s] writing style.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Bendis is said to be writing the pilot while Oeming is participating in the visual development for the show.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing
Noun
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Abril took cover in a creek in that same field after the initial shootout, the prosecutor wrote in a September 2023 court document.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust, almost three years after halting regular payments to investors, finally came to an end on March 16, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News.—
Low De Wei,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kate Gersten, the writer of Gia Coppola’s lauded drama The Last Showgirl starring Pamela Anderson, is penning the script.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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Spiro refined her songwriting while growing up in London, penning her first songs at the age of 10.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In air-traffic-control audio, the same controller is heard communicating with the aircraft and with the ground vehicles.—
Colleen Mondor,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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As a first step, the new intermediaries recommended that Jane stop communicating directly with her lenders and block her auto-payments to them.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The filmmaker shows a strong handle over the film’s fanciful tone and fitfully filthy sense of humor, and he’s credited with composing the film’s score full of squawking brass instruments and skittish strings in addition to writing, directing and editing.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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After all, orchestrating pre-arranged scores is far easier than composing original music from scratch.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In this way, the team was able to label specific internal regions corresponding to finger angles.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The researcher says that because antimatter particles are more massive than matter particles, during pair production in the early universe, the antimatter particles were slower than the corresponding matter particles.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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By then, a New York Tribune reporter had arrived and was furiously scribbling into his notepad.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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Family members, supporters of the defendants and law enforcement officers sat through hours of closing arguments and instructions to jurors, with some scribbling notes and others dabbing tears from their eyes.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Blogs were posting me, and that’s how Mustard came across my page.—
Jamila Mustafa,
VIBE.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Besides those high-profile incidents, people have been posting for months about suspicions of AI turning up, undisclosed, in major news publications—far beyond personal essays or puffy summer features.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Co-authoring this piece with me is Chelsea Clinton, who, through the Clinton Foundation, has joined my efforts to stand up for girls and prevent the abuse of minors.—
Fraidy Reiss,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Kentucky, under coach John Calipari, spent the previous decade authoring a run of conference dominance that has, literally, only been matched one other time … by Kentucky.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Writing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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