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Recent Examples of scrawled
Hate rocked the campus back in September The incident comes eight months after a freshman reported that someone had scrawled antisemitic graffiti on his dorm door.
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Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 14 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 antigovernment graffiti on a school wall in Daraa were arrested and tortured.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 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
The last two generations came of age in a world where digital birthday cards are standard, signatures are scrawled awkwardly using a finger and to-do shopping lists no longer offer the satisfying opportunity to scratch out item after item.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 14 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 antigovernment graffiti on a school wall in Daraa were arrested and tortured.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 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
The last two generations came of age in a world where digital birthday cards are standard, signatures are scrawled awkwardly using a finger and to-do shopping lists no longer offer the satisfying opportunity to scratch out item after item.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawled
scribbled
Verb
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As a kid, Bazzana scribbled hitting strategies into a little red book.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Melville, reading Emerson’s two essay collections in the 1860s, scribbled a mix of agreement and strong disagreement in their margins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Scrawled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawled. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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