penciling

variants or pencilling
present participle of pencil

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inking
Verb
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers ended up inking him to a historic $700 million deal, but Toronto reportedly was right there with Los Angeles right up until the end.
    Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Enlisted as a producer on Ludacris’ 1999 independent debut Incognegro, Bangladesh’s unique sound proved to be intoxicating when paired with Luda’s lyrics, evidenced by the ensuing bidding war that ended with Luda inking a record deal with Def Jam Records.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Penciling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciling. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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