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as in to pen
to compose and set down on paper the words of
he scribbled a quick note to his wife and taped it to the front door
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as in scrawl
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Recent Examples of scribble
Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Those willing to gamble $10 can get works of art inspired by their pups or a very cute scribble.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Christopher Bollen, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Hold a blank piece of paper in place on top of the item and invite your toddler to scribble with crayons on the paper, over the item, to reveal the textures.
—Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
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Verb
The scribbles on cups are part of a slew of changes orchestrated by Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol to turn things around.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Those willing to gamble $10 can get works of art inspired by their pups or a very cute scribble.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Jennings died in 2005, when Ed was alive and scribbling away on yet another collection of short stories (Chaos) and yet another novel (Hotel de Dream).
—Christopher Bollen, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Hold a blank piece of paper in place on top of the item and invite your toddler to scribble with crayons on the paper, over the item, to reveal the textures.
—Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribble
Verb
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His injuries left him unable to work, leading to financial woes that were exacerbated by extensive hospital bills for medical care, diagnostic tests and therapy, Moore wrote.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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That researcher wrote a report just on Mount Mansfield’s carabid beetles, and Narango’s team is identifying each species to compare results.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The script was penned by Park, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar and Jahye Lee.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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More than 200 musicians, including Billie Eilish and J Balvin, penned an April letter speaking out against the use of AI, such as voice cloning, in the music industry.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Handwritten messages are scrawled on the Pulse sign.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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Obscene slogans directed at Trump and federal law enforcement remained scrawled across several buildings.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The ability to generate ideas from scratch, to truly go from nothing to something, is a skill.—
Christian Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But then they are just met with crying meows and scratches at the door.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The class broke down into groups, each focusing on a different aspect of White’s story: For instance, one group attempted a handwriting analysis, while another searched for records of White during his enslavement in Maryland.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In other words, the historical record seems as illegible as my own prehistoric handwriting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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