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Recent Examples of pencil
The Royals penciled Ragans in for around 70-75 pitches.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
That unenviable responsibility had previously fallen on Colorado’s schools, whose funding was reduced each year to pencil out the state’s accounts.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
In its announcement post, Nvidia highlighted early adopters and evaluators across blue-chip names in e-commerce, industrials, and tech, suggesting near-term pilots that could convert into volume orders if returns pencil out.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Manager Rocco Baldelli will regularly pencil four of the Twins’ own first-round picks (Lewis, Trevor Larnach, Matt Wallner and Brooks Lee) and one second-round pick (Luke Keaschall) into the lineup the rest of the way, and only Keaschall is an official rookie (and tearing it up).
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
That unenviable responsibility had previously fallen on Colorado’s schools, whose funding was reduced each year to pencil out the state’s accounts.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
In its announcement post, Nvidia highlighted early adopters and evaluators across blue-chip names in e-commerce, industrials, and tech, suggesting near-term pilots that could convert into volume orders if returns pencil out.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Manager Rocco Baldelli will regularly pencil four of the Twins’ own first-round picks (Lewis, Trevor Larnach, Matt Wallner and Brooks Lee) and one second-round pick (Luke Keaschall) into the lineup the rest of the way, and only Keaschall is an official rookie (and tearing it up).
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil
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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
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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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Children tape crayoned train drawings to the corridor walls and make soap artwork on the windows.—
Mark Orwoll,
Travel + Leisure,
18 July 2023
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“Pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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