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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil (in)
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Such a bill authored by State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, is moving through the legislature currently and could be approved by the summer, Gioia has previously said.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Following the footsteps of his late father, who was a state legislator, Harris authored a bill to create the commission during the 2025 session with the goal of attracting a professional sports team and stadium to Northwest Indiana.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Yet, McDonald penned hundreds of others songs and released 30-plus albums during a recording career that spanned multiple decades.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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In an early passage of play when Mansfield seemed to pen Arsenal into a corner, Salmon drifted into a more central position to call for the ball.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The actress would ultimately sign on to play the forthright broadcaster Veronica Corningstone opposite Will Ferrell's titular Burgundy.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Utah was the first power-conference school to sign on.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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With all meetings relegated to Zoom, D’Amaro would cover his name tag with masking tape and scribble his emotional state with a blue pen.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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More tournaments to come While Yount has developed a near-superpower of watching 12 mats at once, Smith, for the most part, relaxes in his seat and enjoys the show at Ball Arena while Yount scribbles on his brackets.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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