Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writs
Noun
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Hours later, Kim says ICE agents started issuing arrest warrants.—
Selina Wang,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025 -
Officers are able to use loitering laws as general warrants to circumvent individuals’ constitutional right to be protected from unreasonable searches and seizures, Wood said.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The United States supported the anti-communist massacres, providing lists of senior communist party officials, equipment and money to the Indonesian army, according to official documents that were declassified in 2017.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Sin City star filed for divorce in Los Angeles County court in February, citing irreconcilable differences, according to documents reviewed by Entertainment Weekly at the time.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Each of the drivers received citations and criminal summonses, including for unregistered and uninsured motor vehicles.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Court summonses are always delivered by mail, not over the phone.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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This is colonialism not only in political form but in practice—the transformation of land, water, and people into instruments of someone else’s security.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those subpoenas remained under wraps until recently.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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Republican members of the committees also did not sign the letter to Andrew and issued a statement criticizing the Democrats for not backing Republican efforts to enforce subpoenas against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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First Brands transferred more than $10 million to Battery Park between 2018 and 2025 to pay for his and his family’s personal expenses, according to court papers.—
Jonathan Randles,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Proof of service includes a military ID card, VA card, or discharge papers.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Across fiction, documentary, and hybrid forms, these filmmakers are building a cinema that speaks first to themselves, and, in doing so, to everyone else.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Palestinian-Saudi artist Dana Awartani, known for refiguring historical forms, themes, and tropes of Middle Eastern cultures, has been chosen to represent Saudi Arabia at the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, to take place May 9–November 22, 2026.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Writs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writs. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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