Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil (in)
Verb
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Here in ‘25, Dykes and his team did not throw up a repeat of their Deion dud but instead authored a Belichick Beatdown.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Senate Bill 37, authored by Texas State Senator Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, contains several elements that significantly strengthen the power of university governing boards and central administrators over the curriculum, hiring of university personnel, program review and other academic matters.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reddit/u/My_Heirloom_Tomatoes Not much happened in the immediate aftermath of Joanne penning the message.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sakaguchi Riko penned the screenplay, with music by Yasukawa Goro.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 31-year-old man had been shot by a person sitting next to him inside a white pickup truck with a Domino’s sign on top.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The news conference could compel additional lawmakers to sign on, Kanna said.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The people who've had their eyes trained on central banks all over the world, for years, notebooks out, scribbling down their observations.—
Erika Beras,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The 'why wall' In a room at Fort Jackson next to the paved outdoor area where trainees strain through sweaty workouts, one wall is covered in scribbled-on sticky notes.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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