pencil (in)

verb

Definition of pencil (in)next
as in to author

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  1. author
  2. pen
  3. sign on
  4. scribble
Verb
  • Eric McGhee, the researcher who authored the report, said migration patterns account for growing stress in the Inland Empire.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Ryan co-authored the study with Reid Weisbord and David Horton, law professors at Rutgers Law School and University of California, Davis, School of Law, respectively.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of author
Verb
  • The Eleventh Circuit’s order echoes another denial penned two weeks ago by Williams.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • King also penned the screenplay for the coming-of-age film Now & Then.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pen
Verb
  • Time will tell whether Tilly’s will hang its rooster sign on a second building.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
  • When the time came to renew the lease for the ghost kitchen, the brothers decided instead to sign on with a broker and go brick and mortar.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of sign on
Verb
  • An urge strong enough to pull me away from the kitchen, grab my computer, and steal a table outside to scribble out my thoughts.
    — Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The gesture sets off a chain reaction, as a parade of strangers begins scribbling their own complaints, anxieties and grudges across the same tiles.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of scribble
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