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as in scrawling
to write or draw hastily or carelessly
she scribbled a quick note on the pad by the door before leaving
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as in writing
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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Peter Ferry was passionately an author and teacher, inspiring decades of students in his English and writing classes at Lake Forest High School, a youthful crowd of many thousands that included such later famous people as actor Vince Vaughn and author Dave Eggers.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
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Dani Di Placido has been writing about film, television, and internet culture for Forbes for 8 years.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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But that’s just scratching the surface – addressing only the symptoms of the underlying challenges and only addressing them at the end of the SDLC process.—
Jeremy Vaughan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Similar to a sheet pan, whole meals can be built in a Dutch oven, scratching that same itch for convenience and less clean up.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Scribbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribbling. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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