Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled (in)
Verb
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Phoebe Eclair-Powell (The Road Trip) has penned the drama, her first series commission for television.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025 -
James Reginato, a writer-at-large for Vanity Fair and the former features director for W magazine, penned the copy, and Anna Wintour contributed the foreword.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mester will slide down to his tiny kitchen at one end of the bar and cook you something from a chalkboard menu freshly scrawled each morning.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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One might be casually scrawled on the back of an envelope, while another comes on formal letterhead.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The politicians who authored the rules are unlikely to be around to face the mandate’s unintended consequences.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In June of that year, Warren Buffett, arguably the most famous long-term investor in history, and JPMorgan’s influential CEO, Jamie Dimon, co-authored an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that decried the practice of companies issuing quarterly earnings guidance.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 'why wall' In a room at Fort Jackson next to the paved outdoor area where trainees strain through sweaty workouts, one wall is covered in scribbled-on sticky notes.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Editors scribbled notes in Moleskines while assistants timed each exit.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Penciled (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciled%20%28in%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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