writing up

Definition of writing upnext
present participle of write up
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Verb
  • For this reason, Illinois farm groups like Illinois Stewardship Alliance debated speaking out against Monsanto in the Supreme Court case, acknowledging the need to balance effective weed control with concerns about safety.
    Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Grammy winner spoke more in depth about her penchant for speaking out against ICE, billionaires and more hot-button political issues.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Preparation turns speaking up from a leap into a step.
    Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Leaders spoke on standing strong and speaking up for equality.
    Julia Avant, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Feerick was summoned to Washington to start writing what would become the Twenty-fifth.
    Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Codex, OpenAI’s AI coding agent for software engineering tasks like writing code and fixing bugs, was released in 2025.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • When describing his overall plan for ELL and emergent bilingual learning after staff cuts, Licata said those resources are not being spent in the right directions for students.
    Samuel O’Neal Updated April 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • What the note was describing lay outside the perimeter.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Journalism ethics experts are sounding off on the scandal involving Pats coach Mike Vrabel and NFL reporter Dianna Russini, as The Athletic investigates Russini’s conduct after the pair was spotted holding hands at a luxury resort.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The law was used in 2023 to block an editor with New Brunswick Today from publishing an article about the police chief living two hours outside of the city.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • The mix seemed appropriate to higher education, which, after all, dedicates itself both to the very traditional act of conserving knowledge and to producing and disseminating fresh discoveries.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The leadership also froze the agency’s other election security work, which included assessing local election offices for physical and cybersecurity risks, and disseminating sensitive intelligence information on threats.
    Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Writing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20up. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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