crayon

verb

Definition of crayonnext
as in to pencil

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Recent Examples of crayon Smith Ready Mix officials met with him to discuss a design, suggesting perhaps a rocket ship or crayon on the silo, but neither design seemed fitting, Maldonado said. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Children tape crayoned train drawings to the corridor walls and make soap artwork on the windows. — Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crayon
  1. pencil
  2. ink
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  • Roberts looked, for a moment, like a genius for continuing to keep Ohtani in the lineup — and to pencil him in as the Dodgers’ leadoff hitter after batting him sixth on Wednesday.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But the construction and operation costs didn’t pencil out, Chamber CEO Tayer said.
    — Shay Castle, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • When these deals were first inked, an explicit goal for these companies was to reach parents who didn’t allow their kids to watch YouTube.
    — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At the trade show, Swiss specialty chemical manufacturer Archroma and Chinese textile mill Prosperity Textile inked an agreement to shape denim innovation together.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of ink

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“Crayon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crayon. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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