penciled (in)

variants or pencilled (in)
past tense of pencil (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled (in)
Verb
  • Hot Lab also penned the contemporary interiors, while the yard’s in-house team and Names by Francesco Rogantin executed naval architecture.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • James has penned songs for Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley, Nate Smith and more.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The cat had blood pouring from its mouth and was surrounded by arcane symbols scrawled on the walls, court documents show.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • Pinned to their random assortment of hats were scrawled, handmade signs proclaiming liberty or death.
    Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • For your heart, there is no ministry worth wanting, which means the friction in your inner life has to be authored by you.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The update, authored by 27 world-leading dementia experts, added two new risks to the previous 2020 list of 12 high LDL cholesterol and vision loss and issued a call for earlier, more aggressive prevention.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • However, over that time, the amounts typically scribbled or printed on the face of those checks rose.
    Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • With so much data to take in, penalty ‘cheat sheets’ have started to appear on goalkeeper’s bottles and scribbled on pieces of paper.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2026
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“Penciled (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciled%20%28in%29. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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