Thesaurus results for WRITES

writes

verb

present tense third-person singular of write

as in pens

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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to engage in an exchange of written messages promise you'll write while you're away

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Recent Examples of writes These speeches, which Ossoff writes himself, have become a sensation among liberal voters, fueling talk of a presidential bid. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Promiscuously, Lewis writes about the Burtons, and about everything within reach of the Burtons, and then about everything within reach of that. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 Amin writes handwritten notes to every single employee when issuing the equity grant. — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Brady Brickner-Wood writes that some influencers today may be drawing the wrong lessons from this path to superstardom. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 The filming of the DAU project in Ukraine, writes Khrzhanovsky, took place before the Russian invasion of the country. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Orzabal writes about his wife’s death at the start of Welcome to Your Life. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Charles Moore, a former editor of the Daily Telegraph who writes about education, rejected that criticism in a column on Monday. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Every time Montez Sweat’s name comes up around Ben Johnson, the Bears coach reinforces his opinion that last season was the veteran defensive end’s best to date, writes Brad Biggs. — Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Sarah Rothschild pens the screenplay with Elizabeth Cantillon producing.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026

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The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Agent authority composes dynamically.

— Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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Eastern Point Lighthouse, Gloucester Widow’s Bay’s lighthouse is the center of a running bit in which Tom communicates with the keeper, Garrett (Fred Robbins), using walkie-talkies—often yielding the opposite results Tom hopes for.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Registering with one communicates membership in that community — something many people understandably interpret as support for its principles.

— Ethan Hicks, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

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In addition, Roberts often authors the opinions in the biggest cases – and there are some big ones left.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Clare McAndrew, who authors the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, told The Observer that demand for his paintings had surged more than 1,200 percent in the forty-eight hours following his passing.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 June 2026

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Footage obtained by Airline Videos, a website that posts plane-spotting footage, shows a DHL jetliner touching down on the runway and, seconds later, white smoke emitting from the aircraft’s rear tires.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Under the jerseys, Lee, 40, humbly posts a small University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame plaque.

— PJ Green August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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