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as in wrote
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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Recent Examples of scribbled
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.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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
For half-laughs as well as clarity, a lot of the mission’s step-by-step details appear on the screen, as wee notes scribbled right on top of the action.
—Michael Phillips, Variety, 16 May 2026
As a kid, Bazzana scribbled hitting strategies into a little red book.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Melville, reading Emerson’s two essay collections in the 1860s, scribbled a mix of agreement and strong disagreement in their margins.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Oz prepared to turn over a piece of paper with a name scribbled on it with a Sharpie.
—Weijia Jiang, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The bodies, along with that of his six-month pregnant daughter-in-law, arrived in wooden coffins on a bus from Lebanon, their names scribbled on the sides.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Another video shared on Instagram, presumably taken at an earlier point, shows the same bot rumbling along to deliver some food with the same graffiti scribbled on its exterior.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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
For half-laughs as well as clarity, a lot of the mission’s step-by-step details appear on the screen, as wee notes scribbled right on top of the action.
—Michael Phillips, Variety, 16 May 2026
As a kid, Bazzana scribbled hitting strategies into a little red book.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Melville, reading Emerson’s two essay collections in the 1860s, scribbled a mix of agreement and strong disagreement in their margins.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Oz prepared to turn over a piece of paper with a name scribbled on it with a Sharpie.
—Weijia Jiang, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The bodies, along with that of his six-month pregnant daughter-in-law, arrived in wooden coffins on a bus from Lebanon, their names scribbled on the sides.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Another video shared on Instagram, presumably taken at an earlier point, shows the same bot rumbling along to deliver some food with the same graffiti scribbled on its exterior.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribbled
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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.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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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
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In a letter to MGM’s board, Diller wrote that the deal would be funded by cash on hand, as well and debt and equity commitments.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Every major opinion poll showed the longtime Democratic politician near the bottom of the pack, my colleagues Dakota Smith and Nicole Nixon wrote.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Reveling in the moment, Hudson penned a heartfelt tribute to Ryder on Instagram to convey her love and admiration for the person he's become.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
30 May 2026
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Baylin also recently penned the Lance Armstrong spec that sold to Apple this past spring with Ed Berger directing and Austin Butler attached to star as the famed cyclist.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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“Scribbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribbled. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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