writing up

present participle of write up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing up
Verb
  • He's been writing about the NBA since 2009 on a variety of websites.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bangladeshis haven’t hesitated to weigh in, writing hundreds of emails saying that anyone running for office must meet certain educational thresholds.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But that’s too pat a way of describing something so slippery and alive.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
  • While that excitement still defines the event, the phrase may work better today describing the frenzy of fans trying to get to the actual games.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But normalizing hate and then disseminating antisemitism in a facility owned by the taxpayers of Miami Beach, after O Cinema conceded the 'concerns of antisemitic rhetoric,' is unjust to the values of our city and residents and should not be tolerated.
    Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In 1746, authorities investigated Grierson for disseminating Jacobite pamphlets.
    Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Writing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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