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

Another writes: "What's the big deal? My dad - and I'm sure most dads of our generation - didn't. He did something far, far better than emotional words he 'showed us' by his actions."

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The WSJ’s Ryan Felton writes that the automaker aims to sell more than 100,000 of the trucks in its first year of production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Lanterns, writes Sam Adams, “is a superhero show for people who think they don’t like superhero shows.”

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Perlis writes that with a slight smirk — of course nobody outgrew the conflict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

She writes to anyone she can think of who might be able to help.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly