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Recent Examples of write-up
Noun
The story of the Easton family’s kindness appeared in a flurry of newspaper write-ups and national broadcast news segments. Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025 Protesters had commissary privileges revoked, were placed in solitary confinement and faced disciplinary write-ups, the complaint alleges. Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
The complaint was written up in the New York Times, detailing Lively’s allegations. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025 Those agencies are supposed to write up those findings into reports, which are due in 30 days. Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for write-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-up
Noun
  • Elizabeth Olsen doesn’t appreciate Alicia Vikander meddling in her plan to start a family in the trailer for the sci-fi feature The Assessment.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
  • To go along with all of those features, Christine said that whoever ends up purchasing the property will also receive the farm's Plenary Winery license.
    Maddie McGay, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Hackman turned to painting and did voice-over work and writing books.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • His cardigan from that same Unplugged performance fetched $334,000, while a paper plate with a setlist written on it sold for $22,400.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Rich Clark, executive director of the CFP, said much of Tuesday’s meeting, which lasted about seven hours in a hotel at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, included a review of last season’s playoff, the first after the field tripled in size from four to 12 teams.
    Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Every insurance review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of insurance products.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Assistant Police Chief Cisco Rodriquez described the victim as an adult male but could provide no further information, pending notification of the family and the results of the ongoing investigation.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The men described being confined in small, windowless cells with lights kept on 24/7, making sleep difficult.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Bad Budget News Things haven’t gotten much better for the city budget, according to a 197-page report released Friday.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Prosecutors said blood and DNA evidence was found on the knife, which was left in the boy's body, according to the report.
    Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In 2019, Scarlett Johansson spoke out about the dangers of the practice after her face was grafted onto explicit videos.
    Simmone Shah, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Toran Davenport, a music teacher at Kolb Elementary, spoke out against the cuts at Tuesday’s board meeting.
    Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Listen to this article GLENDALE, Ariz. — Noah Schultz made the journey from the bullpen to the mound for the top of the fifth inning Wednesday against the San Diego Padres.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
  • This article has been updated to include a statement Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman and to note the Merit Systems Protection Board declined to comment further.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This can be anything—from having a coffee catch-up with a colleague once a quarter to speaking up on more calls.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But Meneses spoke up Thursday and said she is frustrated by Cox’s inaction.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Write-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write-up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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