writing up

Definition of writing upnext
present participle of write up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing up
Verb
  • Jinger Duggar is speaking out after her brother Joseph and sister-in-law Kendra Duggar were arrested.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The controversies she’s endured after speaking out in support of children in Gaza have led to threats against her family, Accurso told NBC News.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Many students on the Greenwich Village campus have been speaking up in support of the faculty.
    Christina Fan, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The bigger repercussion of not speaking up is losing yourself.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • There is nothing harder than writing a book.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Today, there's writing on the wall outside, proclaiming the miracle of Ho Khanh.
    Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Brown said, describing a potential tipping point if another paycheck is missed.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Studies tell us that hair is among the top three features (along with height and weight) used when describing others, and one of the features most often recalled after a social interaction.
    Valerie Monroe, Allure, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Some of the most influential names in business have been sounding off on exactly that, and their answers might make younger generations reconsider a traditional path.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Key center backs Cristian Romero and Van de Ven kept getting sent off, with the former sounding off multiple times in public about Spurs as a club and was disciplined internally.
    Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Founder of polling analysis site FiveThirtyEight, he is often cited by publications and media outlets for his current work, which involves publishing his own analysis via his Substack newsletter, Silver Bulletin.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Anthropic settlement, authorial clout, and the psychological consequences of publishing a book.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Printmaking and protest Printmaking was one early means of disseminating dissent, said Allison Rudnick, a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • No one thought to use it for disseminating knowledge.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Writing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20up. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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