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Recent Examples of scrawl
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Two earlier copies contain the poem in Old English, but as afterthoughts — translated from Latin and scrawled into the margin or appended but not within the text’s main body, according to the researchers.
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Andrea Rosa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Who among us had a little pad on our nightstand, a stack of swollen notebooks beneath our bed, pages puffy with scrawl?
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Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Authorities recovered airsoft guns with neo-Nazi references scrawled on one in white and said that the Columbine High School shooters, as well as Roof and Tarrant, were among his influences.
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Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Two earlier copies contain the poem in Old English, but as afterthoughts — translated from Latin and scrawled into the margin or appended but not within the text’s main body, according to the researchers.
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Andrea Rosa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
There are notebooks covered in Paulsen’s thin scrawl and play drawings everywhere.
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Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Who among us had a little pad on our nightstand, a stack of swollen notebooks beneath our bed, pages puffy with scrawl?
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Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawl
Verb
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As usual, McCartney scribbled all over the blueprint.
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Each time Yamamoto took the mound, his interpreter, Sonoda, sat on the dugout ledge, scribbling his own notes to help streamline Yamamoto’s process.
Noun
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These thin sheets of lead containing scratches of supernatural desires were used to sway a court case, target a rival, or even a lover, as per Archaeology News.
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Different cabinet materials require specific cleaning methods to avoid scratches or dull finishes.
Verb
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Matt Spicer directed the movie, written by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel.
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Getty Images Hello, this is Gail Krishnan writing to you from Singapore.
Noun
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Between the many ceasefires, extensions and delays, the handwriting is on the wall.
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The study also did not account for the participants' use of medications, which could potentially impact both handwriting and brain function.
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawl. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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