scribed

Definition of scribednext
past tense of scribe
as in filed
to mark with or as if with a line or groove carefully scribed two lines into the wood

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Recent Examples of scribed Though Leo’s lyrics are raw and scribed with vigor and delivered with a backing choir that breaks down into soprano, alto, and tenor vibrato, the track feels too theatric and out of step sonically with the rest of the album. Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025 Instead of one community, which might be de- scribed as democratic, there appear separate and distinct communities that must be de- scribed as totalitarian. Harpers Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • No charges have been filed as of Monday as police continue their investigation.
    Dan Snyder, CBS News, 2 June 2026
  • The trademark for the Winkie, which was only filed during the competition, can be found under US Trademark Registration Number 1363286.
    Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • At what point does a back have to be scratched?
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Injury note The Sox were without outfielder Jarred Kelenic, who was scratched from the starting lineup because of a lower back bruise.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
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  • The crowd-pleaser — distributed by Universal internationally and Lionsgate domestically — moved and grooved back to first place on domestic and global charts as well, a remarkable feat in its fourth weekend of release.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • Then Scott grooved a fastball down the middle to Dansby Swanson, who hit it over the left-field wall.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Scribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribed. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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