writing up

Definition of writing upnext
present participle of write up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for writing up
Verb
  • Melanie Hamrick, longtime partner of rock singer Mick Jagger, is speaking out after she was allegedly assaulted during an outing in London, according to reports.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • An 81-year-old Coconut Grove man and his wife are speaking out for the first time after being struck from behind earlier this month by a teenager riding an electric dirt bike.
    Peter D'Oench, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And given all the ambient discouragement against speaking up about this particular cause, solidarity isn’t just a buzzword.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Across Caracas, outside the Helicoide—one of Venezuela's most notorious prisons—relatives of political prisoners are also speaking up.
    Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • All tax ideas are subject to public hearings and a vote by the tax-writing finance committee, along with approval by the full House and Senate.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • From learning to drive stick shift and collecting vinyl records to playing board games and writing handwritten notes, the shift suggests that even in a digital-first generation, there’s a growing appetite for slowing down—and staying human.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Austin, 13, can be heard calmly describing the situation and asking for a helicopter to search for his mother and two siblings in a recording released by the Western Australia Police Force on Wednesday.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The other agents in the car continued to lie when describing the circumstances of the shooting to the FBI, including in a diagram that purported to show three cars in front of the agents’ Tahoe blocking them from moving forward.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In what's become an annual rite in Rhode Island, consumers are once again sounding off about the state's high winter utility costs.
    Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There were clearly plenty of struggles, leading to the Buccaneers' signal caller sounding off on the issues.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The emails show how easily some digital media figures and companies were taken advantage of; publications that were publishing hundreds of articles a day hardly blinked when a positive article about a financier showed up, or a serious-sounding foundation official asked for an image tweak.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Data centers are warehouse-like facilities housing computer servers and components essential for storing, processing and disseminating large amounts of data.
    Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The legislation would allow individuals whose likeness has been used by AI to generate pornographic photos and videos without their consent to sue those responsible for generating or disseminating the content for upward of $150,000.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Writing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writing%20up. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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