put pen to paper

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compose v.
correspond v.

VERB

compose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceive design devise form invent orchestrate pen produce set up write

STRONG

author cast contrive discover fabricate forge formulate frame ghost ghostwrite imagine indite originate poetize score scribble script time

WEAK

bang out clef coin a phrase comp cook up draw up dream up fudge together knock off knock out make up note down push pencil put down set type turn out whip up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disorganize ruin

STRONG

demolish lose wreck

WEAK

agitate anger arouse disarrange disperse distress excite scatter upset

VERB

correspond

Synonyms

STRONG

answer pen reply scribble write

WEAK

drop a kite drop a line drop a note epistolize exchange letters have pen pal hear from keep in touch send letter send word

Antonyms

STRONG

question

WEAK

differ disagree

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put pen to paper

Trump used a fat black marker pen to sign the deal, with the crockery jangling on the table after the dinner or lobster and caviar, as he put pen to paper.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

As I do whenever I’m trying to develop something new, I put pen to paper.

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026

Shelley would have seen headlines about dug-up graves and sketchy doctors in the years before she put pen to paper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

I started out by dictating them to a beloved aunt, who would put pen to paper before I was physically able to write.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025

Perhaps tomorrow I would actually put pen to paper.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

put pen to paper

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