as in paper
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or dialectal wrote
1
as in printed
to compose and set down on paper the words of
a staunch supporter of the old school, he prefers to write all of his letters by hand
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2
as in communicated
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of written
Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
Under federal regulations, utilities must maintain written procedures for responding to gas leaks and other pipeline emergencies.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Athletic’s Dane Brugler ranked Proctor as the 14th-best defensive tackle in this class and wrote that his intangibles are qualities NFL teams should want in their organization.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Hunkered down inside Sam Evian and Hannah Cohen’s Flying Cloud Recordings studio, with no pre-written material, the Marías singer recorded her debut solo record, under the moniker Not For Radio.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
Under federal regulations, utilities must maintain written procedures for responding to gas leaks and other pipeline emergencies.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
Wilson wrote and spoke often about how the Black family was ripped apart by chattel slavery and how that foundational act of societal violence cascaded and compounded throughout Black life in 20th century America.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Athletic’s Dane Brugler ranked Proctor as the 14th-best defensive tackle in this class and wrote that his intangibles are qualities NFL teams should want in their organization.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for written
Adjective
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The company’s founders initially hoped to build an e-paper laptop, the Modos Paper Laptop, which was announced in January of 2022.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Sep. 2025
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Staples, clips and other non-paper materials must be removed.—
Shirley MacFarland,
cleveland,
26 Aug. 2022
Verb
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On June 12, 1776, the day after the Committee of Five was appointed, the Pennsylvania Gazette printed Virginia’s Declaration of Rights.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Bin 23 Air Jordan 3 comes in a box printed with a woodgrain graphic alongside dust bags and wooden shoe trees.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
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On-track safety concerns, communicated vociferously by the drivers, about how the cars responded to rules changes prompted Formula 1 to make more rules changes.—
David J. Neal
May 1,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Chat logs obtained by the Florida Phoenix show 20-year-old Florida State University (FSU) student Phoenix Ikner, who killed two adults and wounded seven people during an April 2025 rampage on FSU’s campus, obsessively communicated with ChatGPT during the leadup to the shooting.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
29 Apr. 2026
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Here’s the thing — prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket already have explicit bans on insider trading and systems to flag suspicious bets, though their ability to detect insider information itself is limited.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Iran has warned that any ship trying to navigate the narrow strait without its explicit permission will be targeted.—
May 4,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Something composed of water ice will deform more easily than an object made of iron, for example, and for both to be round, their sizes will be wildly different.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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Whether you’re headed to Pilates or running weekend errands, this look feels especially right now, composed of Leset’s V-neck white tee, Nili Lotan’s roomy red barn jacket, and a pair of Adidas x Wales Bonner sneakers.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
Verb
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McMahon corresponded with his professors.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Two greats of 17th-century math, Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, corresponded about the problem in a famous series of letters.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
19 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Serrone, who portrayed the younger version of Henry in the Oscar-winning film, penned a tribute on Instagram in honor of Starr on Saturday.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2026
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Larsson and Pink have penned a postcard to their respective home countries while flexing the global soft power afforded, at least in part, by their international alliance.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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That shift is the focus of a new preprint that Törnberg co-authored with University of Amsterdam colleague Richard Rogers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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According to Patrick Van den Bossche, a partner in management consultant Kearney’s Strategic Operations Practice who authored the 2026 Reshoring Index, there are several reasons that apparel imports continue to outpace the growth of domestic production.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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