crayon

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Recent Examples of crayon Children tape crayoned train drawings to the corridor walls and make soap artwork on the windows. Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for crayon
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  • When Boston’s journey began back in the spring, the Red Sox had Rafael Devers and Triston Casas penciled into the middle of the order as the club’s primary power threats.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe the Giants didn’t see enough from Kai-Wei Teng or Carson Whisenhunt or Hayden Birdsong to pencil them into next year’s rotation.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Along Mexico's Pacific Coast, the W Punta de Mita in Riviera Nayarit has partnered with tattoo artist Azü Ibarra, offering guests the chance to permanently ink local artistry onto their skin.
    Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
  • He was drafted in the third round by Arizona in 2019, signed a free agent contract in Denver weeks after Joseph arrived and then inked a four-year, $102 million deal this summer.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Crayon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crayon. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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