as in inclosed
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as in housed
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 wrote
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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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Lively, who played Serena van der Woodsen opposite Trachtenberg's Georgina Sparks, penned an emotional tribute on her Instagram Story Wednesday.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Series star and executive producer Noah Wyle, who penned Episode 9, tells me that the assault on Dana is meant to represent the rise in violence against health care workers in recent years.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Feb. 2025
The story, penned by Charles Dionne, tells of the reappearance of a teenage boy which disrupts a Finnish immigrant family’s peace in Quebec.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
Blake Lively has penned a stirring tribute to her Gossip Girl costar Michelle Trachtenberg, who died today at the age of 39.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Custom sofas and tables, penned by Pininfarina, add to the contemporary sensibility.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
Custom sofas and tables, penned by Pininfarina, add to the contemporary sensibility.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
Hackman also penned two solo novels, published in 2011 and 2013 by Simon & Schuster.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Hackman also penned two solo novels, published in 2011 and 2013 by Simon & Schuster.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Lively, who played Serena van der Woodsen opposite Trachtenberg's Georgina Sparks, penned an emotional tribute on her Instagram Story Wednesday.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Series star and executive producer Noah Wyle, who penned Episode 9, tells me that the assault on Dana is meant to represent the rise in violence against health care workers in recent years.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Feb. 2025
The story, penned by Charles Dionne, tells of the reappearance of a teenage boy which disrupts a Finnish immigrant family’s peace in Quebec.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
Blake Lively has penned a stirring tribute to her Gossip Girl costar Michelle Trachtenberg, who died today at the age of 39.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Custom sofas and tables, penned by Pininfarina, add to the contemporary sensibility.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
Custom sofas and tables, penned by Pininfarina, add to the contemporary sensibility.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
Hackman also penned two solo novels, published in 2011 and 2013 by Simon & Schuster.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Penned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penned. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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