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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
Ryan Brennan
april 8, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Michael McGrale also co-penned.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Patrick Kang and Michael Levin penned the spec script with the most recent draft by Jen Statsky (Hacks) and Travis Helwig.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
An Open Letter From the Mascot Himself Ahead of his first home playoff game on April 22, Gritty penned an open letter to fans that showed a surprisingly sincere side beneath all the chaos.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Ahead of his first home playoff game on April 22, Gritty penned an open letter to fans that was somehow both absurd and genuinely touching.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Based on the novel entitled The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman, Bier directed a script penned by Akiva Goldsman and Georgia Pritchett.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned her own opinion concurring in judgment.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
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
Adjective
Writer and vocalist Linda Perry was later inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and penned hits for Pink, Christina Aguilera, and Adele.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Michael McGrale also co-penned.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
His sister, Skylar Smith, penned a sweet note to her brother.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Patrick Kang and Michael Levin penned the spec script with the most recent draft by Jen Statsky (Hacks) and Travis Helwig.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
An Open Letter From the Mascot Himself Ahead of his first home playoff game on April 22, Gritty penned an open letter to fans that showed a surprisingly sincere side beneath all the chaos.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Ahead of his first home playoff game on April 22, Gritty penned an open letter to fans that was somehow both absurd and genuinely touching.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Based on the novel entitled The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman, Bier directed a script penned by Akiva Goldsman and Georgia Pritchett.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned her own opinion concurring in judgment.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penned
Adjective
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On the north side of the park, the playground in her name is also massively popular with its huge pirate ship and enclosed spaces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Apr. 2026
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The enormous enclosed volume of Hangar One is uniquely suited to testing drones, balloons and large-scale aerial systems.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On the third floor but with a caged view of the sky.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trillof things unknown but longed for stilland his tune is heard on the distant hillfor the caged bird sings of freedom.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Penned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penned. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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