penciling

variants or pencilling
Definition of pencilingnext
present participle of pencil

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciling
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Verb
  • The glass manufacturer's shares surged more than 16% after inking a $6 billion deal with Meta to supply fiber-optic cables for its AI data centers.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The following month Pecos, a city of 13,000 in far West Texas, began inking HFC affordable housing deals across the state.
    Eric Dexheimer, Houston Chronicle, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Penciling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciling. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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