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

[rit] / rɪt /


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

From MarketWatch • Jul. 3, 2026

Across Havana, the ravages of time, lack of maintenance and overcrowding is writ large in the facades of one of the best preserved colonial cities in the Americas.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Vacations to a Disney park were never cheap but now, in a reflection of American culture writ large, there are ever more-expensive tiers to pay to get into.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

I read what I’d writ and figured I’d best put in one more part.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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