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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
Morelli turned to the drug as a result of his growing addiction to OxyContin, which he had been prescribed following back surgery, wrote Joslin.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Dodik wrote to Trump in September that year, following the second assassination attempt against him.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Following a damaging price war, Beijing’s new five-year plan signaled the government will reduce EV subsidies and instead let the market decide winners and losers in the sector, the China-Global South Project wrote.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Kevin Williamson, who penned the original 1996 movie, is back as well, this time directing a script he co-wrote with Guy Busick.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Fuchs wrote the first episode and serves as co-showrunner with Kane, while Muschietti directs multiple episodes.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Further, Wu and Shen wrote, areas that can reach 700 feet are not near and will not impact the Boston Common or Public Garden.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Critic Dwight Macdonald later wrote that Keaton’s singular screen-in-screen transformation made similar tricks by Surrealist giants Dalí, Buñuel, and Cocteau timid by comparison.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Wasser wrote, directed and stars in the movie.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Dodik wrote to Trump in September that year, following the second assassination attempt against him.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Following a damaging price war, Beijing’s new five-year plan signaled the government will reduce EV subsidies and instead let the market decide winners and losers in the sector, the China-Global South Project wrote.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Kevin Williamson, who penned the original 1996 movie, is back as well, this time directing a script he co-wrote with Guy Busick.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Fuchs wrote the first episode and serves as co-showrunner with Kane, while Muschietti directs multiple episodes.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Further, Wu and Shen wrote, areas that can reach 700 feet are not near and will not impact the Boston Common or Public Garden.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Critic Dwight Macdonald later wrote that Keaton’s singular screen-in-screen transformation made similar tricks by Surrealist giants Dalí, Buñuel, and Cocteau timid by comparison.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Wasser wrote, directed and stars in the movie.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrote
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Datskovska regularly reports on new fashion book releases penned by celebrities.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Since, Peralta has penned her personal life stories into her music, singing about self love, resilience, empowerment, and strength.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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For this study, researchers analyzed data from 770 young, healthy adults to examine how certain aspects of their health and performance corresponded to different attributes of their sleep.—
Emma Loewe,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
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To confirm the match, the team carefully aligned the Hubble and JWST images using 36 stars visible in both datasets as reference points, ensuring that every pixel corresponded to the same spot in the sky, the study noted.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Rod Blagojevich – the former Illinois governor who spent eight years in prison on corruption charges before being pardoned by Trump in February – has posted in support of Dodik for months.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Where the unionization effort stands On its website, the union posted a copy of a letter from an arbitrator who found that the casino must comply with the 2017 agreement, and a letter from another who adopted the previous arbitrator’s conclusion.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Adding search functionality and geolocating the buildings introduced additional complications, as did ensuring the map’s coding communicated with the coding of the NDU website.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the documents, that operator allegedly communicated that information back to a lead conspirator at the poker table, who used signals to relay the information with other conspirators at the table.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Wrote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrote. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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