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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil (in)
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Other newsletters across the country include NC Local, authored by Catherine Komp.—
Corey Hutchins,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025 -
Businesses can also face civil penalties for buying, selling, or disseminating fake reviews or endorsements, whether authored by bots or humans.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
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In his new interview with Andrew Callaghan, Hunter offered a particularly scathing takedown of George Clooney, who famously penned an op-ed for The New York Times in July 2024 that publicly urged Biden to drop out of the race.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, who penned the original 1992 erotic thriller, is on board to write the project.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
18 July 2025
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Movies and television shows often portray mathematicians scribbling on chalkboards in seclusion, but that picture is often far from accurate.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
18 July 2025
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The kid who once scribbled his signature is in the NBA after all, pulling the ropes on the biggest float in the league.—
Colby B. Jubenville,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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