penciled

variants or pencilled
past tense of pencil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled
Verb
  • The slugger inked a 10-year, $10 million personal services contract as part of his $240 million deal in Anaheim before the 2012 season.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Google and NBCUniversal inked a short-term extension on their existing carriage deal for YouTube TV, keeping the networks on the service for now as the sides work to hammer out final terms.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • So far, agency shutdown plans have outlined any specific layoffs.
    Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Penciled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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