WRITTEN UP Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

written up

verb

past participle of write up

as in written

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Congress had written the exclusion around designation, and the court said only Congress could rewrite it around use.

— John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
The song, written with Dan Wilson, isn’t just a story of the turmoil that befell the band post-2003.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of written

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That distinction matters in a case involving absent or severely abnormal kidneys and bladder, such as the one described in an August Gwen Faulkenberry column.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Retaliation is described as an adverse employment action connected to an activity protected by a law under its jurisdiction.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

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And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
There was another surge in the 1990s, due largely to the effort of Connecticut native Jim Beloff, who published a series of popular ukulele songbooks and also helped design sleek new ukulele models called The Fluke and The Flea.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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In the days since, more than a dozen Democrats and a handful of Republicans have spoken up to further criticize the ads.

— Ali Swenson, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Dropkick Murphys‘ frontman Ken Casey has spoken up about Macklemore being forced off Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after the rapper made onstage comments in support of Palestinians and criticized Israel’s war in Gaza.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of spoken up

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Lawmakers, current and former Cornell students, actors and other public figures are among those who have spoken out.

— Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Martine Singer has spoken out nine months after the deaths of her sister Michele and brother-in-law Rob Reiner.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of spoken out

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The message, disseminated not just within Israel but among the diaspora, is that one Israeli, alive or dead, is worth untold numbers of Arabs.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
But none of that would matter if Daniels wasn’t on board — not only with the system, but with how it was disseminated.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of disseminated

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Over the years, Chivayo gave away dozens of luxury cars, buses, cash and other gifts to celebrities, church leaders, sports figures, politicians and social media followers, frequently broadcasting his largesse online.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Kimmel is currently broadcasting a special week of episodes from the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

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