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as in to pen
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 to communicate
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of write
Other songs, while not explicitly written by him, invoke a certain mood that characterizes the record.
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Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Bradford William Davis | Opinion writer Bradford writes about politics and culture in greater Fort Worth.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
The intelligence report, written chiefly by the CIA, appeared to close the book on Havana syndrome.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Before block 1 million, Alice could write a second transaction to Carol funding it with the same UTXO.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Bradford William Davis | Opinion writer Bradford writes about politics and culture in greater Fort Worth.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
The intelligence report, written chiefly by the CIA, appeared to close the book on Havana syndrome.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Before block 1 million, Alice could write a second transaction to Carol funding it with the same UTXO.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write
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The Boys and Preacher creator Garth Ennis penned the script, based on his comic book of the same name.—
Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Over three decades of writing for Forbes, Clash, who holds an MBA from Columbia University, has penned four books, most ...—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Literary historian Paul Zumthor argues that poetry with a purely oral tradition in that era invoked an open discourse, while written poetry, still communicated orally, made up a closed discourse.—
David Silverberg,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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It would be carried by ocean currents, using its ability to move simply to swim up to the surface to communicate with scientists, then drift back down to continue collecting data.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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Indiana House Bill 1448, authored by Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, addresses issues with supplemental payments that were added into state law during the 2019 session.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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According to a paper authored by the company, DeepSeek-R1 beats the industry’s leading models like OpenAI o1 on several math and reasoning benchmarks.—
Zeyi Yang,
WIRED,
25 Jan. 2025
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The pattern uncovered by the team corresponds with models that suggest black holes grow through repeat collisions in densely packed star clusters.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The former is striving to make every person’s station in life correspond to their character and accomplishments.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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Addison, the church’s director of music and liturgy, composed the roughly 40-minute piece.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Freeman was among international talents celebrated with lifetime achievement prizes during the Joy Awards on Saturday along with composing legend Hans Zimmer, and Andrea Bocelli.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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Jojo Siwa, of Dance Moms and Dancing with the Stars fame, was among many influencers that reacted by posting old videos of themselves.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
19 Jan. 2025
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Or posted it on Instagram along with some dramatic gospel music?—
John Blake,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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