writing up

Definition of writing upnext
present participle of write up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing up
Verb
  • Leaders such as Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington DC and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago have been speaking out strongly on migration, but the forthcoming elections and the pope’s appointments to the US church hierarchy will be crucial.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Now, the bride is speaking out about the viral moment.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Residents, civic leaders and advocacy groups can shape how this technology develops by speaking up about clear rules, fair data use and transparency.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Now, the woman is questioning whether speaking up was the right move.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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 describing the facts of the case, Colbert later sat down with discuss the situation with MS NOW host Chris Hayes.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But video footage of the encounter, posted online and verified by The New York Times and other outlets, raises questions about how federal officials are describing the incident.
    Nik Popli, Time, 8 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 11 Jan. 2026.

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