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Recent Examples of scrawl
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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On a recent Tuesday, atop the museum’s dark coffee table, notes scrawled onto white paper listed the latest shipments of vitamin C and Alaskan cod liver oil.
—CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
On a recent Tuesday, atop the museum’s dark coffee table, notes scrawled onto white paper listed the latest shipments of vitamin C and Alaskan cod liver oil.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Last summer, someone scrawled racist and antisemitic messages on FarmerJawn's barn doors.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Some of the building’s windows had been smashed and profanities scrawled on the walls.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Related article ‘The lives of individuals in the US are at stake,’ researchers warn after HHS cancels hundreds of vaccine grants
On a recent Tuesday, atop the museum’s dark coffee table, notes scrawled onto white paper listed the latest shipments of vitamin C and Alaskan cod liver oil.
—CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
On a recent Tuesday, atop the museum’s dark coffee table, notes scrawled onto white paper listed the latest shipments of vitamin C and Alaskan cod liver oil.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Last summer, someone scrawled racist and antisemitic messages on FarmerJawn's barn doors.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawl
Verb
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Photos also appear to show that protesters scribbled messages on desks.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
8 May 2025
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Mark Twain scribbled this fragment in a journal around 1891, just a few years shy of sixty himself.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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As a mother of three children with autoimmune issues, Chevrier said she is forced to shop at specialty stores or make everything from scratch.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Nowadays, there is less pressure to make everything from scratch and have a perfect home.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Dee-Ann Durbin writes about the looming tax on Mexican tomatoes.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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Sarah, who is an avid diver, has also written two books about her experiences: Noodle Loses Dad, a 2020 children’s book about loss, grief and blended families, and her memoir, A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing, released in February 2025.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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There were not enough handwriting samples of John and Frank to make a comparison, and the FBI concluded the card was probably a hoax inspired by the intense and worldwide news coverage.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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Unleash Your Genius With art and the timeless power of handwriting being central to Moleskine’s ethos, Milan Design Week, held last month, was a fitting opportunity for a celebration of pen and paper.—
Nancy Olson,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawl. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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