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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
The 'why wall' In a room at Fort Jackson next to the paved outdoor area where trainees strain through sweaty workouts, one wall is covered in scribbled-on sticky notes.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Editors scribbled notes in Moleskines while assistants timed each exit.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 17 Aug. 2025
As of Friday afternoon, a trading card featuring the new Legend High School quarterback — complete with a red backing, a gold frame and his autograph scribbled in blue — was posted to eBay with a yowza, bid-starting price of $145.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Technicians scribbled messages on the bomb.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Editors scribbled notes in Moleskines while assistants timed each exit.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 17 Aug. 2025
As of Friday afternoon, a trading card featuring the new Legend High School quarterback — complete with a red backing, a gold frame and his autograph scribbled in blue — was posted to eBay with a yowza, bid-starting price of $145.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Technicians scribbled messages on the bomb.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribbled
Verb
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Rolodex cards with famous names scrawled on them are a museum unto themselves.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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Ahead of the deadly attack at a Minneapolis church, the shooter scrawled the names of previous mass shooters on their firearms.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In a post on X , the company wrote that access would be soon expanding, and that potential users could download the app now to join the waitlist.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pearl Miles, 29, reading her yearbook, and the message her husband wrote inside.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rabbit Hole will be penned by Dune scribe Jon Spaihts; plot details are unknown at this time.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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On Monday, nine former directors of the CDC, who served under both Republican and Democratic Administrations, penned an op-ed in the New York Times decrying Kennedy’s public health moves.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Scribbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribbled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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