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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled (in)
Verb
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Feig returns from the first film to helm the sequel from a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine, who also penned the screenplay for the 2025 movie.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Among those who penned letters of support was Van Jones, a CNN correspondent and former adviser to President Barack Obama.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The last two generations came of age in a world where digital birthday cards are standard, signatures are scrawled awkwardly using a finger and to-do shopping lists no longer offer the satisfying opportunity to scratch out item after item.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the nearly nine months since the shootings, her name has been scrawled on firearms used in other deadly attacks.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The package includes two resolutions authored by Stamper.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 4434, authored by House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, and Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, requires 24 hour notice if the governor plans to leave the state, except in emergencies.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
26 Mar. 2026
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Another video shared on Instagram, presumably taken at an earlier point, shows the same bot rumbling along to deliver some food with the same graffiti scribbled on its exterior.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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Graduate students in tie-dye shirts worked under fume hoods; on the glass that protected them from chemicals, synthesis reactions were scribbled in black marker.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Penciled (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciled%20%28in%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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