1
: a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate
2
: a candidate whose name is written in
wrote in; written in; writing in; writes in
1
: to insert in a document or text
2
a
: to insert (a name not listed on a ballot or voting machine) in an appropriate space
b
: to cast (a vote) in this manner
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Tariff fears dominated write-in responses to the survey.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
So this is a situation where nothing is written in stone.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Incumbent Yvette Colbourne faces a challenge from write-in candidate Luis Pedraza for Commission Seat 2.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Tariff fears dominated write-in responses to the survey.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
The ostraca were written in hieroglyphic scripts, along with Egyptian demotic and Greek.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
So this is a situation where nothing is written in stone.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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