: made or done in writing
a written contract/agreement
Applications for property and liability insurance may be either oral or written.—
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The bottle of wine was all very well, but the loan of a house is an enormous present that deserves a written outpouring of heartfelt gratitude.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Applicants submitting written poems should also submit a video of the applicant reciting one poem.
—Asher Price, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
With no written records, historians have long wondered about its causes, results and participants.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
The brain processes video images 60,000 times faster than text and as a result 95% of a video message tends to be retained compared to just 10% of written text.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Applicants submitting written poems should also submit a video of the applicant reciting one poem.
—Asher Price, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
With no written records, historians have long wondered about its causes, results and participants.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
The brain processes video images 60,000 times faster than text and as a result 95% of a video message tends to be retained compared to just 10% of written text.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Written.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/written. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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