write into
phrasal verb
wrote into; written into; writing into; writes into
: to add (something new) to a contract, law, etc.
A bonus was written into the contract.
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That matter has been written into the agreement, the source said.
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 19 June 2025
It's being written into law, one country at a time.
—Dee Coakley, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
No specific cuts have been written into major legislation, let alone passed yet.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Local lottery agencies run the game in each jurisdiction and decisions about how the profits are divvied up are written into state law.
—Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 19 June 2025
It's being written into law, one country at a time.
—Dee Coakley, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
No specific cuts have been written into major legislation, let alone passed yet.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Local lottery agencies run the game in each jurisdiction and decisions about how the profits are divvied up are written into state law.
—Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for write into
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“Write into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20into. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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