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as in amanuensis
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them
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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings
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as in writer
a person who creates a written work
a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe
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Recent Examples of scribe
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Consider this a practical guide for evaluating, selecting and successfully implementing an AI medical scribe in a healthcare practice.
—Fernando Cowan, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Ostensibly a publisher’s biography, scribes often included colophons at the end of books to record their name, who commissioned the project, date of production, and sometimes even a short reflection statement.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Founded in 1986 as an international program to nurture up-and-coming scribes, the Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting announced back in March its partnership with global university programs, screenwriting labs and filmmaking organizations to select Nicholl fellows.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Consider this a practical guide for evaluating, selecting and successfully implementing an AI medical scribe in a healthcare practice.
—Fernando Cowan, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
And tools that listen in during doctor visits (AI scribes) are helping reduce paperwork burnout for physicians.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Ostensibly a publisher’s biography, scribes often included colophons at the end of books to record their name, who commissioned the project, date of production, and sometimes even a short reflection statement.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe
Noun
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The journalist’s tone was snarky, but there were some direct quotes from my father’s amanuenses.—
Sage Mehta,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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By Hillary Kelly The story goes that John Milton—who went blind in his early 40s—composed 20 lines of Paradise Lost in his mind each evening, and then repeated them aloud the next day to an assortment of amanuenses, among them his three daughters.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2024
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Representatives of the registrar of voters office did not respond to the La Jolla Light’s request for comment.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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The county filed the complaint last month with the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center against Pope and the registrar, NameCheap Inc., of Phoenix.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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Follow the writer of this newsletter on social media @jimreineking.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The following day, Joe finds out that the writer loved Enoteca Maria and published a positive story.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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And in 2018, the chain also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but came out of it the next year.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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In a campaign finance report for last quarter filed in April, Riddle reported raising $30,302.02 in contributions and spending $4,321.01, leaving a balance of $25,981.01 as of March 31.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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Material features can also include things like colophons—formulas at the end of a text that attest to its completeness and fidelity and often also include the name of the copyist—doodles in the margins, mistakes and corrections, even handwriting style.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2025
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The watercolor was recently rejected by specialists in 2020, who believe the copyist worked from a photograph of the work that was first published in 1904.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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Court documents suggest Dugan was alerted to the agents' presence by her clerk, who was informed by an attorney that the agents appeared to be in the hallway.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
13 May 2025
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The ‘Appellate Guru’: Alexandra A.E. Shapiro Founding partner of New York firm Shapiro Arato Bach, Shapiro began her legal career more than 30 years ago serving as one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s first clerks.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Last year, the couple hosted a book party for the author Jonathan Haidt, which was attended by Kardashian, John Legend, and Tom Hanks; Weiss moderated the evening’s conversation.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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While the degree of this marginalization differs by country, film festival, award type and executive role, the authors note, women of color face the steepest challenges.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
12 May 2025
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Names scratched into the rusty walls are a bad sign.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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When allergies affect feline skin, symptoms include scratching at their face and ears, scabs on their skin and fur loss.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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