commit (something) to paper/writing
idiom
: to write (something) down
She committed her thoughts to writing.
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These particular bodies entwined, or bodies in the process of entwining, would have been dangerous to commit to paper at the time when they were made, in the late nineteen-forties and fifties.
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Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
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Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
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“Commit (something) to paper/writing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commit%20%28something%29%20to%20paper%2Fwriting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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