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as in calligraphers
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 clerks
an official whose job is to keep records
the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings
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as in writers
a person who creates a written work
a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe
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Recent Examples of scribes
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
The hope is that by having AI do the heavy lifting of documenting patient visits, the ambient scribes will reduce the administrative burden on physicians and their resulting burnout, thus stemming the tide of critical staffing shortages by keeping more doctors practicing medicine.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
While there are plenty of programs to help guide new scribes, navigating those can be a confusing and overwhelming task in and of itself.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Jared Hess returns to direct and will write the script with Chris Galletta, one of the scribes of the original.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Broadening Access To Care Some AI scribes now offer multilingual capabilities, and broader language support is on the horizon.
—Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Writing and agriculture were so closely intertwined that the Sumerian goddess of grain, Nisaba, eventually also became the goddess of writing and patron of scribes.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
And our senior writers are basically the 1999 Rams offense of football scribes.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
These tools, which are often called AI scribes, are able to draft clinical notes in real time as doctors consensually record their visits with patients.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
Created by Yeo and written with Taiwanese scribes Wang Jen Fang, Ting Chi-Wen and Rebecca Chen, the series features an all-Taiwanese cast and is co-produced with Singapore’s Akanga production house.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
The hope is that by having AI do the heavy lifting of documenting patient visits, the ambient scribes will reduce the administrative burden on physicians and their resulting burnout, thus stemming the tide of critical staffing shortages by keeping more doctors practicing medicine.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
While there are plenty of programs to help guide new scribes, navigating those can be a confusing and overwhelming task in and of itself.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Jared Hess returns to direct and will write the script with Chris Galletta, one of the scribes of the original.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Broadening Access To Care Some AI scribes now offer multilingual capabilities, and broader language support is on the horizon.
—Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Writing and agriculture were so closely intertwined that the Sumerian goddess of grain, Nisaba, eventually also became the goddess of writing and patron of scribes.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
And our senior writers are basically the 1999 Rams offense of football scribes.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
These tools, which are often called AI scribes, are able to draft clinical notes in real time as doctors consensually record their visits with patients.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribes
Noun
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Mustapha comes from a family of Islamic scholars and calligraphers.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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At Shen House, once the lavish residence of Ming dynasty tycoon Shen Wansan, creaking floorboards and moon gates lead to quiet courtyards perfumed with jasmine—while silk threads shimmer in tiny shops, and calligraphers bend over scrolls lit by lantern glow.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The courthouse is named after Osvaldo Soto, a Cuban-American lawyer who led the fight in the 1980s to repeal the county’s English-only ordinance that, among other things, stopped clerks from conducting courthouse weddings in Spanish.—
Douglas Hanks
November 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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The clerks inserted memory sticks from the tabulators with results from their local election into the laptop and a program transmitted them to the county through a dedicated, secured network.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Every credit card review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors.—
Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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The series, which (understandably) resulted in a high-stakes bidding war, was given a two-season order by the streamer, with Gilligan noting that the writers’ room for the sophomore installment is already open.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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The details of the cases were not proactively made public beyond being made available for review for anyone who files a request under the state's public records law.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Musk withdraws the California suit in June, then files a federal suit in August.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Traditional registrars also face disintermediation threats and may resist integration efforts that could reduce their control over lucrative renewal fees.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The authors say the results could help doctors make more accurate diagnoses, reduce unnecessary, restrictive gluten-free diets and help shift messaging away from the idea that gluten is inherently harmful.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The authors say the discovery does more than offer a promising material tweak.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There are certainly some top-notch barbecue restaurants that made the cut, but the Michelin selection barely scratches the surface of the South’s long, proud barbecue tradition.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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The affidavit said that the victim suffered minor injuries, including a bruise on her left eye and scratches on the right side of her neck.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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There’s Staten Island — working class, the world of the secretaries, the world that takes the ferry in to the financial district in New York.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s Cabinet secretaries at the time resisted wholesale cuts, and few of the plans reached fruition.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Scribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribes. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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