WRITING UP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

writing up

verb

present participle of write up

as in speaking out

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This changes the attention from the antisemitic conduct to the motives of the people speaking out.

— Kenneth L. Marcus, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Hannah Einbinder is speaking out after being detained at a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Thursday.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of speaking out

Verb

But together with his mother, Alison, the 22-year-old has found a calling in speaking up for people with disabilities in Tallahassee.

— Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
And there are so many more that have stayed silent because people out there have told them not to speak up, who have scared them into not speaking up.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of speaking up

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Reducing Burnout With An AI-Powered Therapy Scribe Therapists across behavioral health, physical therapy and occupational therapy sectors often spend hours after sessions writing notes.

— Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
My first Herald job was answering phones and writing a local bowling column.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of writing

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Elaine Hendrix is sounding off about Tuesday’s shocking elimination on Dancing With the Stars season 35.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
Vocalization increases, with more bulls sounding off as the rut approaches; the peak is generally considered to be the last two weeks of September.

— Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of sounding off

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The Associated Press also joined a group of organizations that refrained from publishing photos of the president Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
After the design work is completed, the furniture installed, and the happy homeowners settled, publishing a project in AD can help attract the kind of attention that leads to new work.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of publishing

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This medical inertia partly reflects the time lag involved in disseminating findings.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Officials said the girl, who turned 17 years old less than six weeks before the attack, helped by disseminating the livestream of the assault and releasing the manifesto the two teens had authored.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of disseminating

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