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writs

noun

plural of writ
1
as in warrants

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as in documents

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writs
  1. warrants
  2. documents
  3. summonses
  4. instruments
  5. subpoenas
  6. papers
  7. forms
Noun
  • After reviewing the work, Feng Zhang, a CRISPR genome-editing pioneer and professor at MIT and the Broad Institute, said the finding warrants further investigation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This month, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE agents could serve warrants at polling places.
    — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of warrants
Noun
  • The French-language digital news media outlet La Presse reported Wednesday that court documents filed in Montreal showed that Canadian police had been monitoring Pierre for weeks and had placed his home under surveillance.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Historic documents and artifacts help people remember their history, but keeping track of everything can be overwhelming, especially when the items come from an entire community.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • In March, Mamdani stopped the NYPD from issuing them criminal summonses for low-level traffic offenses.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Cops had issued summonses to the driver twice before, once in 2024 for failing to yield to a pedestrian and in 2018 for disobeying a traffic device, officials said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of summonses
Noun
  • Moreover, these buses are packed, with kids needing to somehow keep their backpacks, sports equipment and instruments on their laps.
    — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping confirmed that two giant pandas would soon arrive at Zoo Atlanta, reviving one of Beijing’s longest-running instruments of soft power.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of instruments
Noun
  • The report notes 132 subpoenas were issued, and the jury heard from 43 witnesses, seven of whom were invited to testify before the jury.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Additional information, including how the subpoenas may relate to Mullin’s claims, wasn’t immediately available.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of subpoenas
Noun
  • The blockbuster trilogy of papers in the late 1990s showed that, mathematically, these two theoretical worlds (the AdS interior and the CFT surface) are the same.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Around 10 minutes later, Pinkney lunged at a man walking a dog with his girlfriend at the northeast corner of Central Park, narrowly missing him with his knife, according to court papers.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of papers
Noun
  • Following the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, burning, looting and other forms of mayhem broke out in Minneapolis and many other cities across America.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The dairy farmer agreed with a comment from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins encouraging Americans to seek out other forms of protein, including turkey, amid a rise in the cost of beef.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of forms
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“Writs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writs. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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