pencil (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil (in)
Verb
  • Perhaps a rough night at rehearsals for the chronically employable actor, or, more likely, with them out of school, a long morning with the kids — five in total, three of whom are with Eberstein, two of whom were authored by Grant and his ex-partner, Tinglan Hong?
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • During the 2025 legislative session, Bettencourt authored Senate Bill 1365, which would have given the TEA authority to appoint state oversight over districts that sue the state over academic accountability.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • In his new interview with Andrew Callaghan, Hunter offered a particularly scathing takedown of George Clooney, who famously penned an op-ed for The New York Times in July 2024 that publicly urged Biden to drop out of the race.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 July 2025
  • The Bergmans, who penned hundreds of songs, mostly for movies and TV, bridged the traditional Great American Songbook era of Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin with the more modern pop sensibility of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
    Jon Burlingame, Variety, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • Movies and television shows often portray mathematicians scribbling on chalkboards in seclusion, but that picture is often far from accurate.
    Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 18 July 2025
  • The kid who once scribbled his signature is in the NBA after all, pulling the ropes on the biggest float in the league.
    Colby B. Jubenville, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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