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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil (in)
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The analysis of around 2,800 operational data centers was authored by Nicholas Muller, an economist at Carnegie Mellon University.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Cox was famously the last player cut from the 1980 United States Olympic hockey team, a group that would author the most celebrated moment in the history of American sports by defeating the Soviet Union, and winning the gold medal.—
Mac Engel
April 21,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned her own opinion concurring in judgment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
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Kavanaugh penned a concurrence that questioned the lower court ruling, writing that ethnicity cannot be the sole reason why somebody is stopped but could be a relevant factor.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Modern interpretations from scholars at institutions like Cornell Law and the Congressional Research Service say the majority, if not all, of the acting Cabinet heads would need to sign on with the vice president to put Section 4 into action.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
8 Apr. 2026
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The committee’s goal is to have at least one sign on each of the 18 holes at the Oaks North golf course, but would be happy to double that.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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As anachronisms constantly threaten to puncture the illusion, the cast stays wry, nimble and self-conscious in order to locate plot points and jokes that reinforce the golden-age radio setting, scribbling notes and introducing characters that propel them through ludicrous narrative arcs.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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The bodies, along with that of his six-month pregnant daughter-in-law, arrived in wooden coffins on a bus from Lebanon, their names scribbled on the sides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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