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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
Farokhmanesh disarmed him with a grin and scribbled away on his poster.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
A lot of people scribbled down assessments of their players.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Kids have scribbled it on their desks, fought to wear the 67 jersey in sports, and have made counting from one to 10 significantly harder for teachers.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
Starting as nothing but a title scribbled down by Sampson with no lyrics, James helped craft the story of a woman who recommits to her faith after a near-death experience on a highway.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
On the thumb of the glove, Muhammad Ali’s famous, compact signature, scribbled in black marker.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Editors scribbled notes in Moleskines while assistants timed each exit.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 17 Aug. 2025
Technicians scribbled messages on the bomb.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
A lot of people scribbled down assessments of their players.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Kids have scribbled it on their desks, fought to wear the 67 jersey in sports, and have made counting from one to 10 significantly harder for teachers.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
Starting as nothing but a title scribbled down by Sampson with no lyrics, James helped craft the story of a woman who recommits to her faith after a near-death experience on a highway.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
On the thumb of the glove, Muhammad Ali’s famous, compact signature, scribbled in black marker.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Editors scribbled notes in Moleskines while assistants timed each exit.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 17 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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Someone had scrawled the words marry me on the rusty derrick.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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One of them was scrawled in orange lettering across a mirror.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the 1970s began, the brothers wrote and performed the theme song to the ABC show Nanny and the Professor, starring Juliet Mills and Richard Long.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With more than 15,000 employees, Tomasso has penned over 500 notes—and believes the small gesture has an outsized impact.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Onah penned the script with his Captain America collaborator Peter Glanz.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Scribbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribbled. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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