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Idiom

spill ink

Meaning

To write, especially professionally.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“She spills ink every day for her local newspaper.”

“The author has spilled much ink over the years writing about the history of this small town.”

“The journalist has spilled considerable ink analyzing the political crisis, hoping to provide clarity to a confused public.”

Examples

simple

“She spills ink every day for her local newspaper.”

contextual

“The author has spilled much ink over the years writing about the history of this small town.”

complex

“The journalist has spilled considerable ink analyzing the political crisis, hoping to provide clarity to a confused public.”

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