D/W
1 Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Usage
What else does DW mean? DW can stand for everything from devil worshipper to Doctor Who, but on the internet, it's usually short for don't worry.DW is also a much-memed character from the Arthur children's stories and TV show.
Example Sentences
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For all intents and purposes, it is a screenplay that could have been written by Leni Riefenstahl or D.W Griffith:
From Salon
Beginning the day after the shooting, Dr. D. W. Bliss organized a medical team to handle President Garfield's care.
From Literature
Quickly assessing the situation, Lincoln ran back to his carriage and sent the driver to fetch his friend Dr. D. W. Bliss.
From Literature
Dr. D. W. Bliss was one who thought that germ theory was unproven.
From Literature
Clark’s novella about dark forces unleashed by the early-20th-century release of D. W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” is the kind of reimagining of history that puts the act of storytelling, and the art of the horror genre, at the forefront of literary and political life.
From New York Times
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