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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Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Hedrick, a Democrat, was not endorsed by his party, but was victorious as a write-in candidate.
—Kimberly Drelich, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
But the findings suggest doctors in the mid-Atlantic should start watching for both, the researchers write in the paper.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Williams-Lee, Arkin, and Odell ran a joint campaign along with unsuccessful write-in candidate Dave Schaafsma, who finished sixth, while Gertz ran on a slate with Nate Mellman who finished fifth.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Hedrick, a Democrat, was not endorsed by his party, but was victorious as a write-in candidate.
—Kimberly Drelich, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
The four-story house was built into a hillside and featured concrete walls, gabled tile roofs, balustrade terraces, arched portico and a chimney with six flues, the city of Capitola wrote in an application seeking to include the building on the National Register of Historic Places.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
But the findings suggest doctors in the mid-Atlantic should start watching for both, the researchers write in the paper.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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