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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
Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Rather than scribble their names on a strip of wood along the restaurant’s bar, a tradition at Caddy’s before the storm, customers have instead signed a banner hanging nearby.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Researchers at the University of Oxford recently set out to read some of Tennyson’s indecipherable scribbles using advanced imaging techniques.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Even though Dina was only in elementary school at the time, Peter pulled out a pen and started scribbling numbers and equations on a napkin.
—Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Rather than scribble their names on a strip of wood along the restaurant’s bar, a tradition at Caddy’s before the storm, customers have instead signed a banner hanging nearby.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Staring at scribbles trying to decipher meaning wastes valuable creation time.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Researchers at the University of Oxford recently set out to read some of Tennyson’s indecipherable scribbles using advanced imaging techniques.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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Sarah, who is an avid diver, has also written two books about her experiences: Noodle Loses Dad, a 2020 children’s book about loss, grief and blended families, and her memoir, A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing, released in February 2025.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Dee-Ann Durbin writes about the looming tax on Mexican tomatoes.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
Verb
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The song, penned by Lambert and Wilson alongside award-winning singer-songwriter Brandy Clark, debuted at Thursday evening's ACM Awards broadcast on Prime Video.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Akil went on to pen stories, later majoring in journalism at Northwestern University and, well, the rest is history.—
Candice Frederick,
Refinery29,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Activists elsewhere have set fire to Tesla charging stations, scrawled swastikas into Tesla vehicles and sprayed graffiti on dealerships.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Multiple vehicles were found spray-painted with swastikas, several of the dealership’s windows had been smashed and messages with profanity were scrawled on walls, the Sheriff’s Office said in a release.—
Christian Martinez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As a mother of three children with autoimmune issues, Chevrier said she is forced to shop at specialty stores or make everything from scratch.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Nowadays, there is less pressure to make everything from scratch and have a perfect home.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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The app can convert handwriting into typed text, and a virtual highlighter helps with reviewing documents.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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The app uses optical character recognition to convert handwriting into machine-readable text.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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