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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
As usual, McCartney scribbled all over the blueprint.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Michael Phillips,
Variety,
16 May 2026
As a kid, Bazzana scribbled hitting strategies into a little red book.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Oz prepared to turn over a piece of paper with a name scribbled on it with a Sharpie.
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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.
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ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribbled
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Over 21,000 names per year from every state in the union are scrawled inside the visitors book at Boise State’s Hall of Fame, all to step beyond those glass doors and to stand right on the edge of a blue field that’s become a one-of-a-kind symbol in sports over the past four decades.
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The superintendent says last week, a phrase supporting Hitler was scrawled in an eighth-grade bathroom.
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Waititi wrote the screenplay with Dahvi Waller, based on Ishiguro’s novel, which published in March 2021.
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Deborah Frances-White wrote the screenplay.
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David and Victoria Beckham penned Father's Day posts that doubled as an olive branch message to estranged son Brooklyn, who was included in the loving photographs despite the family rift.
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The supermodel penned a sweet tribute to the Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor while sharing a glimpse of their life together.
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“Scribbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribbled. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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