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be written in stone


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written
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Sense: Adjective: in written form
Synonyms:
handwritten, in writing, longhand, in longhand, written in longhand, written by hand, scriptural, printed, in print, in black and white, on paper, typed, transcribed, by letter


write
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Verb: be a writer
Synonyms:
scrawl, scribble Collocations, put pen to paper, inscribe, scribe (formal), be a writer, be an author
Sense: Verb: record in writing - often followed by 'down'
Synonyms:
record Collocations, jot down, take down, transcribe, put sth down in black and white, put sth in writing, get down
Sense: Verb: compose
Synonyms:
compose Collocations, pen Collocations (literary), author Collocations, draft Collocations, dash off (informal), be the author of


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