penciled

verb

variants or pencilled
past tense of pencil
as in inked

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  1. inked
  2. outlined
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  • The city inked a $50,000 contract with Warner Brothers to offset demolition costs.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The reality star and singer, 41, had her dad’s signature black sunglasses inked onto her upper leg by artist Miles Langford at the London Eye observation wheel on Thursday.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of inked
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  • The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • The letter outlined that many food and household products available today would remain, alongside the gas station, while other items and services like clothing, major electronics, the pharmacy and the food court would not be offered.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of outlined
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“Penciled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciled. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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