writing up

Definition of writing upnext
present participle of write up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing up
Verb
  • Dakota Mortensen is speaking out, through a spokesperson, for the first time since police in Utah launched an investigation into domestic-violence allegations involving his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Frankie Paul.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Raskin praised Huffman for speaking out for the separation of church and state while showing respect for all religions and without attacking people for their faith.
    Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Many students on the Greenwich Village campus have been speaking up in support of the faculty.
    Christina Fan, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The bigger repercussion of not speaking up is losing yourself.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For six straight weeks, the stories and novel chapters handed in for my creative-writing class were predictably grim, and then, out of nowhere, a student revealed herself to be a true writer.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Stick matches in decorative boxes, long-lasting taper candles and scented matchsticks intended to be burned as incense, writing materials and books, and a collection of comfy slippers are all available for purchase, in person or online.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Blume’s fiction addressed what was ordinary but largely invisible, describing it with humor, warmth, and care.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Without so much as an introduction, the man began describing a way to create currency that couldn’t be forged.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Some of the most influential names in business have been sounding off on exactly that, and their answers might make younger generations reconsider a traditional path.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Key center backs Cristian Romero and Van de Ven kept getting sent off, with the former sounding off multiple times in public about Spurs as a club and was disciplined internally.
    Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband and later publishing a children's book about grief, has been found guilty on all charges by a jury in Utah.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The Office of Homeland Security Statistics is responsible for publishing figures from Homeland Security agencies, including removals and the nationalities of those deported, to provide a comprehensive picture of immigration trends at the border and inside the United States.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In addition, the act prohibits the doxing of government workers, defined as intentionally disseminating personal information without their consent, when those details could be used to cause harm.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The Vaccine Integrity Project launched last year as a means for assessing and disseminating the best available evidence on vaccines.
    O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Writing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20up. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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