as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
earned six years in a federal pen
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as in writer
a person who creates a written work
Alexander Hamilton is reckoned to be the pseudonymous pen behind two thirds of the Federalist Papers
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as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
remember to pen up the dogs when visitors come over
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as in to write
to compose and set down on paper the words of
though relatively unknown at the time of his death, the composer had penned some of the most memorable show tunes of his era
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Saying Guns Should Be Fired at Her Plans include reintroducing ceramic mugs for in-store customers and Sharpie pens for baristas to personalize orders.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Write An Op-Ed One savvy strategy is to pen an op-ed in a major publication.
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Miranda remains a devastating writer whose sympathetic pen and willingness to mix ideas that shouldn’t work together are cornerstones of his kingdom but also sources of the deserved gripes against him.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Saying Guns Should Be Fired at Her Plans include reintroducing ceramic mugs for in-store customers and Sharpie pens for baristas to personalize orders.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The group of senators and representatives on Friday penned a letter to Biden on behalf of hundreds of American families in limbo over the status of their adoptions of children from China, which announced on August 28 that no more foreign adoptions would proceed.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Write An Op-Ed One savvy strategy is to pen an op-ed in a major publication.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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