writing up

Definition of writing upnext
present participle of write up
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Verb
  • Sue Weston, owner of Weston Gardens adjacent to the Fort Worth site, has been among residents who have been speaking out about the project.
    Emily Holshouser. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
  • Other board members and district Superintendent Jerry Boyd were present and faced intense public scrutiny, both online and in person, for not speaking out about the comment in the moment.
    Caitlyn Meisner, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Rehearsals for a Revolution is a cautionary tale about speaking up in a place where rebellion can cost you your livelihood, and quite possibly your life.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
  • And the consequences of speaking up are rarely loud enough to point to.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Subscribe today Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Few writers were as enthusiastic about robot writing as Italo Calvino.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Shoppers rave that the arm openings truly stand out, describing them as notably flattering and well-designed, without any awkward gaps.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
  • Ahead of the wedding, Ptak got plenty of attention as the official wedding-cake baker from America, with reports describing her childhood in the small Marin County town of Inverness, next door to Point Reyes National Seashore.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Quick bites → Costco shoppers are sounding off after a beloved food court favorite gets a surprising swap.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Coachella Weekend 1 concluded with a historic performance by the festival’s first Latina headliner Karol G and now, attendees are sounding off online about their experiences and offering advice to Weekend 2 festivalgoers.
    Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The company is not to be confused with the music-publishing company of the same name, founded in 2017, the assets of which were recently acquired by Sony Music.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Marvel has shaken up its comics publishing unit.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Apkarian found that the ads, which have been on the airwaves for more than 20 years, violated California’s false advertising law by disseminating public statements about the disposal of property — specifically vehicle donations — that were misleading by omission.
    Francie Ebert, NBC news, 18 May 2026
  • Hamas was filming the crimes as they were being committed and disseminating footage online.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
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“Writing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20up. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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