penciled (in)

verb

variants or pencilled (in)
past tense of pencil (in)
as in scratched (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled (in)
  1. penned
  2. scrawled
  3. authored
  4. scribbled
Verb
  • In February, Sánchez penned an op-ed in The New York Times defending his stance on regulated migration.
    — Miguel Macias, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • When Pope Francis died in 2025, Smith penned a poem about him.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of penned
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
Definition of scrawled
Verb
  • Statement for the media — leaked to ESPN just beforehand — authored to be sent out early Saturday morning.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
  • Assembly Bill 2331, authored by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, requires Superior Court judges to grant such requests when the consent of an eligible family member cannot be obtained, provided the application demonstrates good cause.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of authored
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
Definition of scribbled
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