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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
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
But like many aspiring authors shy about their talent, Agathe only scribbles in her spare time and refuses to let anyone read her work.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Instead, Jeffrey Gahler has turned budget hearings into a sideshow by attacking McCord for scribbling a French version of a familiar proverb during an April meeting.
—Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
And the journals next to our beds are filled with scribbles.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
But like many aspiring authors shy about their talent, Agathe only scribbles in her spare time and refuses to let anyone read her work.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Noun
The Better Business Bureau is telling parents to avoid scribbling out too many personal details about their children, such as their name, age, school, teacher and grade level, on those chalkboards.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Instead, Jeffrey Gahler has turned budget hearings into a sideshow by attacking McCord for scribbling a French version of a familiar proverb during an April meeting.
—Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribble
Verb
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If National Public Radio had begun distributing Bibles and handguns, well, people would have wanted to talk and write about that, too.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Pearl Miles, 29, loved going through her husband's school yearbooks and reading through the personal messages written by his classmates.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reddit/u/My_Heirloom_Tomatoes Not much happened in the immediate aftermath of Joanne penning the message.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sakaguchi Riko penned the screenplay, with music by Yasukawa Goro.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Given that the real-life Warrens lived well into their old age, and their daughter Judy Spera now runs her own company for paranormal investigation (and, further, that the film has been heavily marketed as the final film for the fictional Warrens), the scrawl does seem a bit tepid at best.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wilson showed her a picture of their first tag, an illegible scrawl.—
Madeleine Wulfahrt,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After buying some groceries, the Silver Spring man also bought six Double Your Money scratch-off tickets at the Wheaton store’s lottery kiosk, lottery officials said.—
Daniella Segura,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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These items can scratch the tile as well as damage the grout.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Storytelling through craftsmanship Montegrappa Montegrappa’s role is not simply to manufacture pens but to preserve handwriting as a contemporary art form.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Alexander was the first person to introduce orange wine to King, and the script on the bottle is in his handwriting.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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