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as in penned
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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as in corresponded
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of wrote
In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Trump wrote on his social media platform on Friday.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The original series’ creator Linwood Boomer wrote the revival, which he executive produced with Cranston, Tracy Katsky of KatCo, Gail Berman and New Regency’s Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Natalie Lehmann.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Angela wrote a powerful message on the foundation's website stating their mission.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Sid wrote a tribute to his brother for The Times after his death.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
With this in mind, a reader wrote to What’s Your KCQ?
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Previously, the band wrote quickly and without edits, primarily due to a lack of time.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Trump wrote on his social media platform on Friday.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The original series’ creator Linwood Boomer wrote the revival, which he executive produced with Cranston, Tracy Katsky of KatCo, Gail Berman and New Regency’s Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Natalie Lehmann.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Angela wrote a powerful message on the foundation's website stating their mission.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Sid wrote a tribute to his brother for The Times after his death.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
With this in mind, a reader wrote to What’s Your KCQ?
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Previously, the band wrote quickly and without edits, primarily due to a lack of time.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrote
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While the prospect of a Democrat lockout was always relatively low, California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks penned an open letter on March 3, asking his party's candidates who lack a viable path to victory to drop out before the filing deadline.—
Juhi Doshi,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Lanterns — penned by Lindelof, Chris Mundy and Tom King and starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly Macdonald and Nathan Fillion — premieres in August.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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That’s partially why Hickman was inspired to try to find a bee that corresponded with every letter in the alphabet.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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That year corresponded with the large-scale introduction of credit cards and with high inflation.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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University officials did not provide details on the messages, but said they were posted on the university's accounts and police had been tracking them.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Anticipating that someone might tip off TMZ about his presence at Disney World, the Republican Florida senator Rick Scott posted a photo of himself mugging for the camera there.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Garrison had also communicated with Red Harris, other members of the Harris family, and numerous other people who had crashed into big rigs.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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After Bendar left the bench, assistant Dave Hakstol took over most duties while fellow assistant Nolan Pratt communicated heavily with Colorado’s defensemen.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Wrote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrote. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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