Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled (in)
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Two years after her death, Buckingham Palace penned a latter to PETA in 2024 saying that Queen Camilla would continue the fur-free legacy.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026 -
Antônio Carlos Jobim had already penned most of the songs that define his legacy as the father of bossa nova when Elis Regina showed up at his door in February 1974, three-year-old son in tow, to record Elis & Tom.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
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The superintendent says last week, a phrase supporting Hitler was scrawled in an eighth-grade bathroom.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Authorities recovered airsoft guns with neo-Nazi references scrawled on one in white and said that the Columbine High School shooters, as well as Roof and Tarrant, were among his influences.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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The report, authored by Sensor Tower insights analyst Kara Lee, found Claude represented the largest growth over the past year, rising from 1% of all AI chatbot app downloads in the second quarter of 2025 to 14% in the second quarter of 2026.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Those studies focused on factors like IQ or mental health without accounting for socioeconomics, says Satterthwaite, who co-authored a perspective piece that accompanied the new study.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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With his contribution, Scott’s Cactus Jack logo replaced the Spotify sponsor at the center of the shirt, appearing in a rough handwritten script alongside his signature scribbled face motif, both printed in Barcelona’s iconic gold, similar to the chest.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The two teenagers who walked into a San Diego mosque with assault rifles on Monday wore patches displaying the Black Sun—a neo-Nazi iteration of the swastika—and had scribbled white-supremacist symbols in white correction fluid on their guns.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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“Penciled (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciled%20%28in%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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