WRITING UP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

writing up

verb

present participle of write up

as in speaking out

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As the investigation of Hayden Panettiere's death continues, new details are emerging, and people in the actress' life are speaking out.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Panettiere said she was fired from a decade-plus brand deal with Neutrogena after speaking out about postpartum depression in a 2015 interview on national TV.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking out

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Part of it is that more women are speaking up about hair loss, shrugging off the stigma and reaching out for help.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026
She's become an outspoken advocate against the plant, speaking up at city meetings and leading the Safe and Sound Coalition as its director.

— Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking up

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During an interview with THR in May, Panettiere also opened up about the challenges of delving into her childhood and relationship with her mom when writing This Is Me.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026
Sheinbaum, writing on X early Saturday, expressed her disapproval of Rocha Moya’s decision to return as governor of northwestern state.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of writing

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Without that foundation, the math Dimon and Scaramucci are describing simply does not hold in the American context.

— Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors read records from the facility describing Clancy’s largely routine actions on her children’s birthdays and the anniversaries of the killings.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of describing

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Influencers like Paige Paul (née Lorenze) have been sounding off in Four Winds Craft Guild’s comments, trying to frame the argument as a feminist one.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026
His inconsistencies were glaring, sounding off alarm bells about whether Drury had made a miscalculation.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of sounding off

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Textbooks Ken Miller, a professor emeritus of biology at Brown University, has been publishing one of the nation’s most popular biology textbooks for nearly 30 years.

— Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The referrals were made prior to the watchdog publishing its findings this week.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of publishing

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Internally at the studios, copyright divisions spend their energy targeting larger criminal operations enabling these digital pirates — the hives sharing and disseminating premium content.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Wheeler says teams should support their internal experts in publishing and disseminating their unique perspectives.

— Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of disseminating

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