as in paper
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also writ
or dialectal wrote
1
as in printed
to compose and set down on paper the words of
a staunch supporter of the old school, he prefers to write all of his letters by hand
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2
as in communicated
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of written
Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
The rest of his show follows a more rigid structure, with pre-written songs and interludes of traditional stand-up comedy — and no, the autotune is not always on.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
Staff Reports, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Some accusations couldn't be verified, investigators wrote.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
When Mattel released the Hello Barbie in 2015 with a microphone, WiFi connection and pre-written responses, concerns arose that the toy was hackable, and that the doll remembered conversations and brought them up days later.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
The rest of his show follows a more rigid structure, with pre-written songs and interludes of traditional stand-up comedy — and no, the autotune is not always on.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
Verb
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor.
—Staff Reports, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Some accusations couldn't be verified, investigators wrote.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for written
Adjective
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The company’s founders initially hoped to build an e-paper laptop, the Modos Paper Laptop, which was announced in January of 2022.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Sep. 2025
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Staples, clips and other non-paper materials must be removed.—
Shirley MacFarland,
cleveland,
26 Aug. 2022
Verb
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The newspaper printed its last edition in June 2021 after police raided its office and froze its assets.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The rectangular flag sign was professionally made, with black uppercase letters printed neatly in three decks over a white background, with hints of the American flag at the top and bottom.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Anybody that comes in here will know that, because that will be well communicated.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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While much of the ceremony is often wordlessly communicated to a global audience without the barrier of language, America's Olympics broadcaster NBC always provides a talking head or two to comment on the spectacle.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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While the researchers don’t know for sure why speed training showed a benefit while the other forms did not, one possibility lies in the difference between implicit and explicit learning.—
Akshay Syal,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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Wuthering Heights has the tunnel-vision horniness and girlish aesthetic sensibility of a high-school freshman who’s been assigned to read Brontë in class while tearing through a pile of explicit bodice-rippers under the covers at home.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The score was composed by Michael Sauter.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Crew-12 is composed of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Several musical artists have cut ties with sports and entertainment talent agency Wasserman after the files showed that its CEO, Casey Wasserman, corresponded with Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell in the early 2000s.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the new subdivisions corresponded nicely to a map that Hintiryan and colleagues published in 2016 based on an entirely different technique, which traced connections between the caudoputamen and other regions.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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Culkin penned a moving tribute to O’Hara and posted photos of them sharing an embrace in their 1990 holiday hit and a 2023 reunion at the ceremony for Culkin’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Screenwriter David Koepp penned the script based on a story by Spielberg.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Feb. 2026
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The bill, authored by Assemblymember Sade Elhawary (D-Los Angeles), would subject employers to a $500 civil penalty for violations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Hilbert authored House Bill 4422 which would require DHS to verify the immigration status of various welfare programs, including SNAP and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Written.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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