written up

verb

past participle of write up
as in written

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  1. written
  2. described
  3. published
  4. spoken up
  5. spoken out
  6. disseminated
  7. broadcast
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  • My wife has a file of World War II letters written by her father that provide a weekly account of his adventures as an Army air traffic controller stationed in India.
    — Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In the book, Douglas details a letter Fitzgerald wrote Scottie, whose full name was Frances Scott Fitzgerald, telling her about the film’s premise.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of written
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  • Authorities have described the more than two dozen threats as malicious hoaxes, and no actual attacks have been carried out.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Woodward described the initiative as part of the DOJ’s broader public safety mission.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of described
Verb
  • The company has not yet published AIR’s overall dimensions, weight, reach, battery capacity, or maximum payload.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • City University of New York’s Creating Law Enforcement Accountability and Responsibility project, or CLEAR, published legal guides for BLM advocates on avoiding law enforcement scrutiny in 2020.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • Many physicians have spoken up against allowing peptides to be compounded.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Coach Powers's departure should not limit his cooperation or anyone else's, and the players who have spoken up must be protected.
    — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoken up
Verb
  • Residents of Riverbank have spoken out against the project, which was approved by city council without voter input.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Paxton, a hardline Trump ally, strongly supports Israel, opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and has spoken out against antisemitism.
    — Tovah Lazaroff, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of spoken out
Verb
  • Kotthaus answered that it was disseminated intravascular coagulation—a blood-clotting disorder.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Those who disseminated the materials must disclose their spending to the Secretary of State’s Office.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of disseminated
Verb
  • The first said her husband had raped her and later threatened her with an acid attack, while a second woman told Channel 4 and CPL before broadcast about being allegedly raped by her husband.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There’s some clear compression going on that doesn’t leave my voice anywhere close to broadcast quality, but at least folks on the other end of a call won’t be trying to parse my voice from all the noises around me.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of broadcast
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