writing up

Definition of writing upnext
present participle of write up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing up
Verb
  • The Goodrich Area Schools superintendent is speaking out after a student yelled a racial slur during a high school basketball game last week.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Shia LaBeouf is speaking out after being arrested in New Orleans over an alleged altercation amid Mardi Gras celebrations in the city.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And that’s precisely why the American Dental Association is speaking up.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
  • First goals, clean sheets and speaking up The SheBelieves Cup marks a key moment in the American soccer calendar in 2026.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Williams was also legally blind from macular degeneration, which forced him after 2005 to give up his beloved art and turn instead to writing.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Individual courses cover a wide range of topics, including retirement planning, writing novels, the business of athletes and artists, and the ancient Japanese art of ikebana, or flower arranging.
    Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Sun Princess has 30 restaurants and bars, so describing each in detail isn’t possible here.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Many Democrats, meanwhile, wondered which union the president had been describing.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Select Board members are sounding off on the lack of information.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • South African police only began publishing the race of those murdered on farms under pressure last year.
    Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Data centers are warehouse-like facilities housing computer servers and components essential for storing, processing and disseminating large amounts of data.
    Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
  • 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
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“Writing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20up. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.

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