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  • past participle of write.
  • past tense form of write.
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writ

[rit] / rɪt /


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Now imagine that kind of corrupted, perverted system of justice writ large.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

She worries more, however, about a similar yearning and loss of confidence among Americans writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Tech writ large is now” 40% of global equity value, Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, said in a note emailed Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The government’s lawyers knew it and conceded that they could not distinguish our case from the judge’s prior ruling, and she granted the writ the same day.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

“Well, turns out he had a scare with the pox, and he’s been feeling his years a bit since then. He thought he’d best get his will writ down while he had the chance.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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