scribing

verb

present participle of scribe
as in filing
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 scribing Meanwhile, the game has increasingly moved from scribing per se to revenue-cycle management, where health systems can see the financial payoff. — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribing
  1. filing
  2. scratching
  3. grooving
Verb
  • LaPlaca's husband, Jason Carty, was also charged with knowingly filing a false petition and other offenses in the case.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Harvard Business School’s Josh Lerner and his co-authors dug into who is actually filing the patents behind the 14 technology areas the Pentagon deems critical—advanced computing, space technology, AI, hypersonics and biotech.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of filing
Verb
  • There are different types of algae scrapers for both glass and acrylic fish tanks, so choose accordingly to avoid scratching or damaging the aquarium.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, for those of us steeped in the tech field, there is quite a bit of head scratching going on.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of scratching
Verb
  • Speirs began moving and grooving between innings, choreographing dances for each player’s walk-up song.
    — Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One of the video's most memorable sequences features Madonna grooving to the dance-pop track while riding a gondola.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of grooving

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“Scribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribing. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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