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write

[rahyt] / raɪt /
VERB
put language in written form
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address compose create draft note pen print record rewrite scrawl scribble sign tell
STRONG
author autograph chalk commit communicate copy correspond engross formulate ghost indite ink inscribe letter pencil reproduce scribe transcribe typewrite
WEAK
bang out comp dash off draw up drop a line drop a note jot down knock off knock out note down push a pencil put in writing scriven set down set forth take down turn out write down write up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy ignore ruin
STRONG
keep stop
WEAK
read
VERB
to use a computer language, program
Synonyms
STRONGEST
author code program

Example Sentences

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It is a bet that an executive trained to ship products on time can learn to write 10-figure checks on unproven technology.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Publishing them means that other people can read and scrutinize them, and mock the justices when they write illogical, unsupported or embarrassing opinions.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

When Joly coaches incoming CEOs at Harvard Business School, he often asks the executives to write their retirement speech a decade in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"If my life shifts again and I find myself in a sphere of happiness then maybe I'll write a studio sitcom."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“I’ll write the letter,” I say again, certain that my voice is coming out in a strangle.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)

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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 5

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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 5

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