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as in articles
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
school essays on what it means to be a patriot
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as in tests
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
a little homemade essay to determine the easiest way to strip the paint from the bookcase
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as in tries
to make an effort to do
he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move
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Recent Examples of essays
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk began his political punditry while in college, writing essays for conservative publications like Breitbart News and The Daily Caller.
—ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
In another study, students using AI to revise their essays scored higher than those revising without AI, often by simply copying and pasting sentences from ChatGPT.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
To families, these additional essays can feel like one more hurdle.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Soon, Roy broadened her political critique to include commentary on United States policy, and her polemical essays became as recognizable (and as controversial) as her fiction.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
The essays trace her path from awkward adolescence to adulting in her 30s and 40s, with all the contradictions, clarity, and chaos that come with it.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Once a writer can articulate some answers (and these answers will change over time, with life events, and with artistic failure or success), only then can the writer best determine the trajectories of stories, novels, essays, and of a literary career.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk began his political punditry while in college, writing essays for conservative publications like Breitbart News and The Daily Caller.
—ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
In another study, students using AI to revise their essays scored higher than those revising without AI, often by simply copying and pasting sentences from ChatGPT.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
To families, these additional essays can feel like one more hurdle.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Soon, Roy broadened her political critique to include commentary on United States policy, and her polemical essays became as recognizable (and as controversial) as her fiction.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
The essays trace her path from awkward adolescence to adulting in her 30s and 40s, with all the contradictions, clarity, and chaos that come with it.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Once a writer can articulate some answers (and these answers will change over time, with life events, and with artistic failure or success), only then can the writer best determine the trajectories of stories, novels, essays, and of a literary career.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Deverakonda essays the lead role along side Bhagyashri Bose, Satyadev, Bhoomi Shetty, Baburaj, and Manish Chaudhary.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for essays
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My articles have been quoted in numerous newspapers and on CNN, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, Oprah and other TV and radio shows.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But less than 3% of all English articles on Wikipedia are about Africa.—
Moky Makura,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, the move is not going as planned with Hungary and Slovakia resisting attempts to wean their economies of Russian oil.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Another person advised the woman to keep a record of all her ex-boyfriend’s attempts to contact her amid the dispute over the necklace.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Abnormal liver function tests, otherwise known as LFTs, can prompt your doctor to check your liver more carefully.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Duggleby said Venus' current record stands at eight engine tests in a day, and 28 engine tests in a week.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The movie, which is set to hit theaters December 19, is based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden and centers on Millie (Sweeney), who tries to escape her past by accepting a job as a live-in housemaid for wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar).—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Wind chimes and similar elements were used to create a sound for the magical barrier known as the honmoon, the global harmony that Huntrix tries to achieve.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That’s where the third aspect of studying exoplanet hazes — laboratory experiments, coupled with further theoretical modeling — comes into play with such great importance.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Carve protected space so experiments survive the infinite workday.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Despite the glitz and glam of her showbiz career, Sweeney strives to keep her feet on the ground amid her growing It Girl status.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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An assertive Iran has been especially a thorn in the side of Saudi Arabia, which strives to be the dominant Muslim majority power in the region.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Although some women actually experience a breakthrough in their creative endeavors during menopause, Swan had the opposite experience.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Sep. 2025
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Often these sorts of well-meaning endeavors never actually start, or the ones that do end shortly after beginning.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Essays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essays. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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