write back
phrasal verb
wrote back; written back; writing back; writes back
: to send someone a letter, email, etc., in response to one that was sent
He wrote back (to me) as soon as he got my card.
I sent him a letter, but he never wrote me back.
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While Kocher didn't initially write back, Gillan ended up finding him on X (formerly Twitter) and privately messaged him there.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Michael Young wrote back in 1958 a fictional dystopian account of society that is connected to the arguments of Brooks.
—Jonathan Wai, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Desmond wrote back via email saying her concerns were in her head.
—Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
Lauren Goode: Boone wrote back to my autoresponder the other day.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Michael Young wrote back in 1958 a fictional dystopian account of society that is connected to the arguments of Brooks.
—Jonathan Wai, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Desmond wrote back via email saying her concerns were in her head.
—Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
Lauren Goode: Boone wrote back to my autoresponder the other day.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Write back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20back. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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