Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled (in)
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Yet, McDonald penned hundreds of others songs and released 30-plus albums during a recording career that spanned multiple decades.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Emily Henry is a 35-year-old romance writer who’s penned six best-selling adult romance novels over the past five years, selling over 10 million copies worldwide and sparking multiple Hollywood deals.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
7 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
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Wojick still has the numbers scrawled on his whiteboard.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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White read an open letter to Redzepi, which included a list of demands co-authored by One Fair Wage.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Proposed in February, the Assembly Bill 1744 is co-authored by Assemblymembers Gregg Hart, D-Santa Barbara, and Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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School officials gathered and answered the questions scribbled on index cards.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Feb. 2026
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In those brownstones, the icons scribbled about notepads and surrendered those eternal drafts to thin paper zines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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