Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil (in)
Verb
-
One of the books on the syllabus was authored by Bill Walsh, the genius behind the 49ers and the West Coast offense.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 4,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026 -
The bill exempts a good or service that is subject to a reporting requirement or otherwise authored by an applicable rule or code of ethics.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Strindberg, a prolific Swedish author who penned this work in 1900 as one of about 60, was ground zero for Scandinavian noir.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
-
Ana Nogueira penned the script for the project, which arrives June 26.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Groucho Marx stars as the new president of Huxley College, who attempts to sign on two pro players to help beat rival Darwin University but ends up getting a pair of bootleggers instead.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
-
Sure, that might help convince Donovan Mitchell to sign on the dotted line when a contract extension gets placed in front of him.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
School officials gathered and answered the questions scribbled on index cards.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Feb. 2026
-
In those brownstones, the icons scribbled about notepads and surrendered those eternal drafts to thin paper zines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
