pencils (in)

Definition of pencils (in)next
present tense third-person singular of pencil (in)

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Verb
  • While not all of the slowdown in box production can be attributable to falling demand for goods, the slump is present in other areas of the freight economy, said Adam Josephson, a longtime paper and packaging sell-side analyst who now authors an economics newsletter.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Amazon moved fast to board the project and the film will now be a big priority at the studio as Loeb pens the script.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Yousafzai pens a portrait of a young woman discovering her identity amid immense pressure.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hope scrawls a single word on the paper and folds it up.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • More tournaments to come While Yount has developed a near-superpower of watching 12 mats at once, Smith, for the most part, relaxes in his seat and enjoys the show at Ball Arena while Yount scribbles on his brackets.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Pencils (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencils%20%28in%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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