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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Recent Examples of penned
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
The letter, penned by commission chair Maya Davis, was dated last Thursday, after all of the pilings had been removed.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2024, designers pushed the envelope with hybrid vessels—both in terms of propulsion and function—and penned ever-imaginative concepts that address sustainability, quality of life on board, and brave new ideas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, Lively’s Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants co-stars America Ferrera, Amber Rose Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel penned a letter in support.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
The letter, penned by commission chair Maya Davis, was dated last Thursday, after all of the pilings had been removed.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2024, designers pushed the envelope with hybrid vessels—both in terms of propulsion and function—and penned ever-imaginative concepts that address sustainability, quality of life on board, and brave new ideas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Acevedo penned the book after her former eighth-grade students complained about the lack of relatable characters in YA literature.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
Jonathan Abrams, who wrote the book for the Broadway Huey Lewis jukebox musical The Heart of Rock and Roll, penned the script in his feature writing debut.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere, Lively’s Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants co-stars America Ferrera, Amber Rose Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel penned a letter in support.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
The letter, penned by commission chair Maya Davis, was dated last Thursday, after all of the pilings had been removed.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2024, designers pushed the envelope with hybrid vessels—both in terms of propulsion and function—and penned ever-imaginative concepts that address sustainability, quality of life on board, and brave new ideas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, Lively’s Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants co-stars America Ferrera, Amber Rose Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel penned a letter in support.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
The letter, penned by commission chair Maya Davis, was dated last Thursday, after all of the pilings had been removed.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2024, designers pushed the envelope with hybrid vessels—both in terms of propulsion and function—and penned ever-imaginative concepts that address sustainability, quality of life on board, and brave new ideas.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Acevedo penned the book after her former eighth-grade students complained about the lack of relatable characters in YA literature.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
Jonathan Abrams, who wrote the book for the Broadway Huey Lewis jukebox musical The Heart of Rock and Roll, penned the script in his feature writing debut.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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