writing up

Definition of writing upnext
present participle of write up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing up
Verb
  • As the Beckham family drama continues to unfold, a former hairstylist of Brooklyn Beckham’s wife, Nicola Peltz, is speaking out about her alleged mean-girl behavior behind the scenes.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Universal Images Group via Getty Images Other artists have responded by speaking out.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This silence arises when speaking up feels pointless or risky.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • This is where listening becomes just as important as speaking up — keep an open mind.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Born to a long line of musicians and entertainers (their great-grandparents were vaudevillians), Gunnar and Matt started writing music at age 6, shooting to fame in their own right after launching hard rock duo Nelson in the early 1980s.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Billy Bob Thornton and Ariana Greenblatt are set to star in Somedays, a feature film that Brian Klugman is writing and directing.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The paper describing the system has been published in the journal Radiation Measurements, and is open access so that others may benefit from the findings.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But O'Hara said he's seen no evidence that Pretti brandished a weapon, describing him as someone who appeared to be lawfully recording law enforcement activity while legally carrying a firearm.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In what's become an annual rite in Rhode Island, consumers are once again sounding off about the state's high winter utility costs.
    Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There were clearly plenty of struggles, leading to the Buccaneers' signal caller sounding off on the issues.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In practice, journalists typically avoid publishing home addresses or identifying victims of domestic abuse.
    Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • By mid-January, governments around the world were blocking the tool, safety teams were issuing damage-control statements, and researchers were publishing evidence that the scale of harm was far larger than anyone had publicly acknowledged.
    The AI Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The legislation would allow individuals whose likeness has been used by AI to generate pornographic photos and videos without their consent to sue those responsible for generating or disseminating the content for upward of $150,000.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
  • He was charged during a Brooklyn Criminal Court arraignment with disseminating indecent material to minors, official misconduct by a public servant, and endangering the welfare of a child.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Writing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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