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Recent Examples of scrawled
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.
—Andrea Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 18 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.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
One determined boy, maybe four or five, held a piece of green construction paper with a message scrawled on the front.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
From swastikas scrawled in school bathrooms and subway stations to antisemitic graffiti targeting synagogues and Jewish institutions, symbols of hate are appearing with growing visibility in everyday American life.
—Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The painting includes an elephant that was personally scrawled by Cora, then three years old, who would go on to contribute elements to works by Basquiat and Clemente.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 May 2026
Najib was in that position in 2011, when teenagers who scrawled anti-government graffiti on a school wall in Daraa were arrested and tortured.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
The paper was scrawled with phone numbers of politicians to call and driving distances to dialysis centers in the region.
—Arielle Zionts, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
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.
—Andrea Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 18 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.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
One determined boy, maybe four or five, held a piece of green construction paper with a message scrawled on the front.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
From swastikas scrawled in school bathrooms and subway stations to antisemitic graffiti targeting synagogues and Jewish institutions, symbols of hate are appearing with growing visibility in everyday American life.
—Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The painting includes an elephant that was personally scrawled by Cora, then three years old, who would go on to contribute elements to works by Basquiat and Clemente.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 May 2026
Najib was in that position in 2011, when teenagers who scrawled anti-government graffiti on a school wall in Daraa were arrested and tortured.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
The paper was scrawled with phone numbers of politicians to call and driving distances to dialysis centers in the region.
—Arielle Zionts, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawled
scribbled
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With his contribution, Scott’s Cactus Jack logo replaced the Spotify sponsor at the center of the shirt, appearing in a rough handwritten script alongside his signature scribbled face motif, both printed in Barcelona’s iconic gold, similar to the chest.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The two teenagers who walked into a San Diego mosque with assault rifles on Monday wore patches displaying the Black Sun—a neo-Nazi iteration of the swastika—and had scribbled white-supremacist symbols in white correction fluid on their guns.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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“Scrawled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawled. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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