Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled (in)
Verb
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After Stone’s passing, Archer penned an emotional tribute to his mother.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Standing Up, Falling Down scribe Peter Hoare penned the script.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Someone had scrawled the words marry me on the rusty derrick.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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One of them was scrawled in orange lettering across a mirror.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bhavya Lal — a Professor of Policy Analysis with RAND School of Public Policy and a former NASA associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy — recently co-authored a report that tallied government spending on nuclear propulsion and explored why the programs failed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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Johnson, who authored a paper in 2023 about the importance of building virtual cells, hopes that whatever scientists end up building will be capable of being visualized.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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A lot of people scribbled down assessments of their players.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kids have scribbled it on their desks, fought to wear the 67 jersey in sports, and have made counting from one to 10 significantly harder for teachers.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Penciled (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciled%20%28in%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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