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

[rit] / rɪt /


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It represents a leap in the evolution of Saar’s work — her smaller scale imaginings now writ large.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

From the moment a writ is moved in Parliament - the process of formally triggering a by-election - it usually takes place between 21 and 27 working days.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

It’s also easy to imagine video game companies writ large choosing to slash budgets by removing their own disc drives as hardware becomes far more expensive to produce, thanks to the A.I.-induced memory-processor shortage.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Nonalcoholic drinks are still tiny compared with the $100 billion-plus U.S. alcoholic-beverage industry writ large.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

They take the view that science is, in essence, common sense applied systematically, or, as Karl Popper put it, ‘common-sense knowledge writ large, as it were’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

They tore into him with false claims and calumnies and writs against him.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Such writs are rare because they permit intervention before normal appellate procedures have been exhausted.

From Slate Jan. 24, 2025

Sentenced to 26 years to life in prison, Martinez spent the next three decades filing writs, appeals and petitions as a self-taught jailhouse lawyer.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2024

Stark said he will soon decide the estimated dates by which the creditors must complete procedures to obtain writs of attachment to participate in the auction.

From Reuters Sep. 12, 2023

When Walter, who could barely read or write, failed to file the various pleadings, writs, motions, and lawsuits the other prisoners had advised him to file, they blamed him for his predicament.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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