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a person who creates a written work
a writer who is still trying to get published
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Recent Examples of writer
Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads.
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Becca Stanek, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
Associated Press writer Rebecca Santana in Washington contributed to this report.
—Elliot Spagat, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
That’s why wine writer Anna Lee Iijima goes out of her way to shop here.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Curbed, 8 Nov. 2024
Sarah Prager Sarah Prager is a writer who lives in central Massachusetts with her wife and their two children.
—Sarah Prager, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Becca Stanek, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
Associated Press writer Rebecca Santana in Washington contributed to this report.
—Elliot Spagat, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
That’s why wine writer Anna Lee Iijima goes out of her way to shop here.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Curbed, 8 Nov. 2024
Sarah Prager Sarah Prager is a writer who lives in central Massachusetts with her wife and their two children.
—Sarah Prager, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writer
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Published: Nov 18, 2024 Blair Braverman Outside contributor Blair Braverman is the author, most recently, of ‘Small Game’ and ‘Dogs on the Trail’ and lives in northern Wisconsin.Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, two new streaming series take their inspiration from the works of three thrilling authors.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The story begins on Boxing Day in 2022, when the novelist, then 68, was watching TV in his girlfriend Isabella's flat in Rome.The Week UK, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Eric Anthony Glover is a feature writer, TV writer, and graphic novelist.Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Their kids will have their own storyteller and learn to respect their elders!David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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This project brings together front-line storytellers and journalists chronicling this unprecedented moment for American women, families and communities.Gemma Allen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Moreover, the poet makes Pheidippides into a romantic hero, cut down tragically on the threshold of adulthood.Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recognized as one of India’s, and perhaps the world’s 50 most influential people, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, environmental activist, poet, and the bestselling author of over thirty books.Mandeep Rai, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writer. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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