Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled (in)
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One of the book’s most poignant moments comes from a letter Short penned to her fiancé, Matt Gordon, an aviator who died before the two were married.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Two years later, when Versace was murdered at his Miami Beach mansion, the singer and friend of the designer penned a moving eulogy for Time magazine (via HuffPost).—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Jan. 2026
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The cat had blood pouring from its mouth and was surrounded by arcane symbols scrawled on the walls.—
Emma Seiwell,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The cat had blood pouring from its mouth and was surrounded by arcane symbols scrawled on the walls.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Now in its 40th year, the foundation was established in honor of the eponymous chef who began his own culinary school, authored numerous cookbooks and proselytized cooking with whole foods.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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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,
21 Jan. 2026
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At these delightfully divey watering holes, every visible surface is covered in dollars scribbled with the initials, anniversaries, hometowns, inside jokes, dates, or names of anyone who has darkened the doors of that particular bar over the past fifty years—or maybe just the past week.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Gradually, the forest of memorabilia began to thin out, though bare objects kept popping up in place of those Federer had already scribbled on.—
Owen Lewis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Penciled (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciled%20%28in%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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