writing up

verb

present participle of write up
as in speaking out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing up
  1. speaking out
  2. speaking up
  3. writing
  4. describing
  5. sounding off
  6. publishing
  7. disseminating
Verb
  • Slain Sacramento police officer Tara O'Sullivan's mother is speaking out against Governor Gavin Newsom's commutation of all death sentences in California — which includes her daughter's killer.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Trump has been speaking out of both sides of his mouth on his immigration messaging.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of speaking out
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  • Survivors can face public skepticism and harassment in speaking up; oftentimes they are blamed for the violence that harmed them.
    — Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That meant speaking up, following the action and keeping his energy from slipping when somebody else had the ball.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of speaking up
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  • Her interests range from women’s health and wellness to travel, food, and design, with writing published in titles including Condé Nast Traveller, Glamour, Stylist, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Claire.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The film follows Ern, a mystery-writing expert who reluctantly attends a family reunion to welcome his brother Michael home from prison — the same brother Ern helped convict.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of writing
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  • The Anti-Defamation League, meanwhile, has urged residents to eat at the restaurants targeted by the demonstration, describing the campaign as an effort to intimidate Philadelphia’s Jewish community.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Above the deli were large menus describing the food and a separate menu for hot soups.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of describing
Verb
  • The impending expansion of the college football playoff has led to fans sounding off on the decision to move from 12 to 24 teams after only three years after adding eight teams to the current format.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Robert Pattinson is sounding off about Steven Soderbergh stepping up to help finish filming The Batman Part II.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of sounding off
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  • Seeking a solution, McCartney established a publishing company of his own in 1969 – MPL Communications.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In 1969, shortly before the Beatles broke up, McCartney founded MPL Communications, a music-publishing company that would manage his own work and acquire copyrights to songs by other artists.
    — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of publishing
Verb
  • But there’s also a democratization of information-gathering and information-disseminating, thanks to social media, Substack, podcasts and other content freed from traditional gatekeepers.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The order and accompanying legislation must be designed so that collecting and disseminating foreign trade secrets advances defense and intelligence priorities and does not unduly distort the free market.
    — DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of disseminating
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