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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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Writer-producer Michael Bronner, whose relationship with South Africa began in 2000 while working on a Peabody Award-winning documentary for CBS’ 60 Minutes, was first approached to pen the screenplay by the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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An Open Letter From the Mascot Himself Ahead of his first home playoff game on April 22, Gritty penned an open letter to fans that showed a surprisingly sincere side beneath all the chaos.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, the class action lawsuit has more than 200 of Todd’s patients sign on, who say they were abused or assaulted during what were supposed to be exams.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The commission gathered Thursday to finalize the strategy on getting lawmakers to sign on to a 1% sales tax in Hennepin County.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
23 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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