writes

VERB

put language down on paper

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

Example Sentences

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writes

The Daily Express writes that Meghan Markle's "half-brother Thomas Markle Jr reportedly alerted police" about the allegations.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“The threats to its bottom line were not that some other company would seduce its customers but that consumers would change their habits,” Mr. Levinson writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

For some, giving up a vehicle isn’t just about cutting one bill from the budget; it’s freeing up money for rent, savings and everything else, writes MarketWatch’s Venessa Wong.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“If this journey has taught me anything, it’s that things can always get worse,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“The thought keeps me forever joyous and young in heart,” she writes.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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