penciling

variants or pencilling
Definition of pencilingnext
present participle of pencil

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inking
Verb
  • Meanwhile, across the Pacific, Chinese companies were busy inking deals.
    Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Just over four months after inking a contract extension, Kristina Schake is exiting as Disney‘s Chief Communications Officer as a new CEO takes over.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Penciling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciling. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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