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as in to pen
to compose and set down on paper the words of
he scribbled a quick note to his wife and taped it to the front door
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Recent Examples of scribble
Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Those willing to gamble $10 can get works of art inspired by their pups or a very cute scribble.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Christopher Bollen, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Hold a blank piece of paper in place on top of the item and invite your toddler to scribble with crayons on the paper, over the item, to reveal the textures.
—Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
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Verb
The scribbles on cups are part of a slew of changes orchestrated by Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol to turn things around.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Those willing to gamble $10 can get works of art inspired by their pups or a very cute scribble.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Jennings died in 2005, when Ed was alive and scribbling away on yet another collection of short stories (Chaos) and yet another novel (Hotel de Dream).
—Christopher Bollen, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Hold a blank piece of paper in place on top of the item and invite your toddler to scribble with crayons on the paper, over the item, to reveal the textures.
—Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribble
Verb
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That researcher wrote a report just on Mount Mansfield’s carabid beetles, and Narango’s team is identifying each species to compare results.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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The study divided 54 subjects into three groups, and asked them to write several essays using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s search engine, and nothing at all, respectively.—
Time,
Time,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The script was penned by Park, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar and Jahye Lee.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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More than 200 musicians, including Billie Eilish and J Balvin, penned an April letter speaking out against the use of AI, such as voice cloning, in the music industry.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Handwritten messages are scrawled on the Pulse sign.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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Obscene slogans directed at Trump and federal law enforcement remained scrawled across several buildings.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Without this infrastructure, every applications needs to rebuild the plumbing from scratch.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Area rugs are an excellent solution for protecting hard floors from scratches and scuffs while adding warmth and texture to your space.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
6 July 2025
Noun
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In the wake of that decision, the Louisiana legislature, after losing before multiple courts, saw the handwriting on the wall and drew a new map that provided for a second majority-Black district.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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Back in the game, the blue players enter a room with a starry ceiling and brick walls covered in childish handwriting and drawings.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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