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Recent Examples of writ
The debate turns on a few critical questions — whether testing is reliable enough to replace universal safeguards, how infectious hepatitis B truly is, why past strategies failed, and what the CDC's internal shake-ups mean for vaccine policy writ large.
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Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Most powerful is Berners-Lee’s dedication to his vision of what the Web, specifically, and the Internet writ large can be—even as the rich and powerful have spent decades manipulating it to their own ends.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
For years, protein has been the hyperfixation of the wellness industry writ large—but there are signs that the tide may be turning.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Nov. 2025
The writ for certiorari also asks the justices to overturn the ruling.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
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An arrest warrant was issued in late December, according to online court records.—
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The administration has labored to frame the use of the military in Venezuela as a law enforcement action, since Maduro had outstanding warrants for his arrest in the United States.—
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Designed for spinal and orthopedic procedures, Dynamis features a multi-arm architecture that mimics human bimanual workflows, allowing surgeons to position instruments with sub-millimeter accuracy.—
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The other two instruments are really cool as well; they can both be used to dissect secrets of the cosmos, like the mystery of the universe's expansion rate (popularly called the Hubble Tension) and help with supernova modeling.—
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The cars that were blocking the hydrants were impounded, and their owners were issued summonses.—
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Each of the drivers received citations and criminal summonses, including for unregistered and uninsured motor vehicles.—
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
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This pair from Amazon is lightweight enough for all-day wear, features an elastic drawcord for a personalized fit, and even includes two zip pockets to securely store important travel documents.—
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While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.—
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She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.—
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So does a scene in which a nonverbal, neurodivergent member of the community named Ghazal (Bartley Booz) eats a piece of paper that’s probably Peter’s suicide note.—
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
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The bank turned over lists of customers to the FBI without subpoenas, warrants or any legal obligation to do so, according to the complaint.—
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Cruz also pressed his Democratic colleagues to join a bipartisan request for the DOJ to turn over the evidentiary basis for the subpoenas, arguing transparency was necessary to assess whether the secrecy orders were justified.—
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The couple was separated at the time of the filing, according to the records, with McKee living in Roanoke, Virginia, coinciding with his medical residency at Virginia Tech.—
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These are too thick for a junk drawer and again, are better off in a filing cabinet.—
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“Writ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writ. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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