writing up

Definition of writing upnext
present participle of write up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing up
Verb
  • The former attorney for Nick Reiner is speaking out after his surprise decision to drop out of the case.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Second Philadelphia protest against ICE this week Saturday was the second time in three days that protesters gathered in Philadelphia, joining other demonstrations from across the country, speaking out against ICE and Customs and Border Patrol after recent incidents.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This is where listening becomes just as important as speaking up — keep an open mind.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • To vocalize the belief that the lawsuit was partisan politics instead of concerned citizens speaking up, is very disheartening.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 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
  • After half an hour of folksy disquisition, Petro finally got around to describing the conversation.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But after its closure, the mall, which opened in 1974, now resembles what some are describing as a post-apocalyptic ruin.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • There were clearly plenty of struggles, leading to the Buccaneers' signal caller sounding off on the issues.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • For the writers pictured here, engaging with culture isn’t a hobby or a sideline or a way of sounding off.
    Richard Renaldi, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On Wednesday, San Diego County Public Health Services launched its own wastewater infectious disease surveillance system, publishing weekly data on SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, with plans to expand to M-pox, hepatitis A and measles in the near future.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • At 35, Emily Henry has become the kind of publishing juggernaut most writers only dream of.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Not one suggested disseminating their Know2Protect public awareness program, a free, readily available tool for parents, kids and schools.
    Maureen Flatley, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
  • He was also charged with disseminating and possessing bestiality material, police said.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Writing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20up. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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