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Recent Examples of scrawl
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
Michals would often scrawl the work’s title on the image.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Who among us had a little pad on our nightstand, a stack of swollen notebooks beneath our bed, pages puffy with scrawl?
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Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Over 21,000 names per year from every state in the union are scrawled inside the visitors book at Boise State’s Hall of Fame, all to step beyond those glass doors and to stand right on the edge of a blue field that’s become a one-of-a-kind symbol in sports over the past four decades.
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
Michals would often scrawl the work’s title on the image.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
There are notebooks covered in Paulsen’s thin scrawl and play drawings everywhere.
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Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Who among us had a little pad on our nightstand, a stack of swollen notebooks beneath our bed, pages puffy with scrawl?
—
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawl
Verb
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Her Eras Tour, the really beautiful white gown with her lyrics that were scribbled across the dress that was custom Vivienne.
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Abraham Lincoln furiously scribbled in Springfield on June 27, 1858, firing off a gruff note to the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Press & Tribune, then in business for only 11 years.
Noun
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Made-from-scratch cheesecake doesn’t seem so hard when made as cupcakes where there’s no water bath, springform pan, and long chilling time required.
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The report's authors said the case highlights the importance of seeking immediate medical evaluation after any direct contact with a bat, even if there is no visible bite or scratch.
Verb
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In the four-page ruling, Aquilina wrote that Kalshi violated the state's gaming industry by allowing people aged 18 to place wagers, as opposed to Michigan's age requirement of 21 and older.
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Kids will create origami figures, write wishes on them and hang them on bamboo.
Noun
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There was little or no organization among them, and some were scrawled in barely decipherable handwriting.
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George Hodel’s handwriting also resembled that on notes sent by the killer to law enforcement.
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawl. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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