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cowrite

American  
[koh-rahyt] / koʊˈraɪt /

verb (used with object)

cowrote, cowritten, cowriting
  1. to coauthor.


Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of cowrite

co- + write


Example Sentences

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Brady collaborated with Trey Parker and Matt Stone on “South Park” from the show’s start, going on to cowrite with them the film “Team America: World Police” and cocreating the Netflix comedy series “Lady Dynamite.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

While rejecting calls for impeachment or resignation, Harrell did cowrite a letter admonishing Murray to stop referring to the criminal records of his accusers.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

And while Rivers Cuomo cowrite “Hanging Around” sounds exactly like early Weezer, its spoken-word bridge is as much a throwback to – again – Aitchison’s own “Stay Away.”

From Time ● Dec. 15, 2014

In addition cowriting, Lopez goes out on a limb and takes the role of what can rightly be called “Me,” a husband-hunter jailed in such metaphorical music-video scenarios as “glass house” and “love factory.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

“All My Rage” debuted on The New York Times Best Sellers list and is already in development for television, with Tahir cowriting the script.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

In 2019, the “Chromatica” artist won an Oscar for cowriting the film’s standout track, “Shallow.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

It finds Madonna once again in charge and apparently motivated, cowriting and coproducing every track – and this time, the cocredits aren’t just cosmetic. 

From Chicago Tribune ● Mar. 24, 2012

The on-screen opus proved lucrative for Segel — he's not only been cast as the human lead in the upcoming Muppet movie, he's also cowriting the script with "Marshall" and "Greek" director Nicholas Stoller.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2010

I have spent almost three years investigating the Letby case - in that time I have made three Panorama documentaries and cowritten a book on the subject with my colleague Judith Moritz.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025

The new book, "Surely You Can't Be Serious," cowritten by the filmmakers, recounts how "Airplane!" got off the ground.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2023

The book is cowritten by Andrew Weiner and illustrated by Brittney Williams.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2021

One other thing “Save Your Tears” has in common with “Love Me Harder”: Both songs were cowritten by Swedish megapop mastermind Max Martin, a frequent collaborator with both Tesfaye and Grande.

From Slate ● May 8, 2021

My speech about Mom in the bathroom, cowritten by my best friend.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

Connor Semelsberger, the Family Research Council’s director of federal affairs for life and human dignity, cowrote the study with analyst Joy Zavalick.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2022

Not only a mathematician, Johnson wrote or cowrote 26 research articles during her 33 years with the space program.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

But the filmmaker, who cowrote the screenplay with Kim Morgan, doesn't lean hard enough on emotions.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021

Gale co-created and cowrote the hit series with director Robert Zemeckis.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2021

Chloé Zhao has been holed up at a Burbank Airbnb guesthouse for more than a month now, working seven days a week on “Eternals,” the upcoming cosmic gods Marvel movie she directed and cowrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2021

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