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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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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
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Malle studied comparative literature and writing at Brown University, and began her career as a real estate writer for the New York Observer before joining Condé Nast.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
As the owner of Single Malt Savvy, Chris has been formally educating others about whiskey for over a decade and writing about it for even longer.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
As of this writing, Israel has not finished doing so—and Hamas’s mere survival, after nearly two years of bombing and siege, is for the group’s stalwarts a victory in itself.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Malle studied comparative literature and writing at Brown University, and began her career as a real estate writer for the New York Observer before joining Condé Nast.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
Superman was considered the reset of the DC Cinematic Universe, with Gunn, the co-head of DC Studios with Peter Safran, also writing the screenplay based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
As the owner of Single Malt Savvy, Chris has been formally educating others about whiskey for over a decade and writing about it for even longer.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing
Verb
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But then one betrays the other by penning a book based on the life of the other, calling into question whether great art is worth the cost.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Comic book writer Tom King is penning the screenplay, though plot details haven’t been confirmed.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
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Kendra was arrested in December 2022 and charged with two counts of stalking a minor and two counts of communicating with another to commit a crime, per NBC News.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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What happened to communicating and working as a team before escalating the situation to a potential point of no return?—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) exchanges documents with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) prior to the meeting with President of Russia, May 7, 2025 in Moscow, Russia.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The drugs included protonitazene and metonitazene, two synthetic opioids with respective potencies of 100 and 200 times more powerful than morphine, court documents say.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Time saved in data collection can be devoted to results, whether composing a report, translating documents, developing a marketing strategy or creating new software.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Williams, 93 years old and still composing music, should be left alone and left to do his more important creative tasks.—
Tim Greiving,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The number of sunspots, which are cool and dark patches on the sun, varies across its 11-year solar cycle, with the maximum number of sunspots corresponding with maximum solar activity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The team must make corresponding roster moves to make room for Gage and Valdes-Scantling on the roster.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The attacker left behind a lengthy suicide note, journal entries and scribbling on the weapons used in the ambush at the Church of the Annunciation, which is affiliated with an adjacent Catholic school.—
Ernesto Londoño,
Twin Cities,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Better Business Bureau is telling parents to avoid scribbling out too many personal details about their children, such as their name, age, school, teacher and grade level, on those chalkboards.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The trend is even more pronounced for the Stoxx 600, which saw September declines during 67% of the time after posting gains in August, according to CNBC’s analysis of market data starting in 1987.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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The 6-foot DeJean started all four games during the playoffs, posting 18 tackles with four pass deflections.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Writing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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