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as in to pen
to compose and set down on paper the words of
he scribbled a quick note to his wife and taped it to the front door
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as in scrawl
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Recent Examples of scribble
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
But like many aspiring authors shy about their talent, Agathe only scribbles in her spare time and refuses to let anyone read her work.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Instead, Jeffrey Gahler has turned budget hearings into a sideshow by attacking McCord for scribbling a French version of a familiar proverb during an April meeting.
—Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
And the journals next to our beds are filled with scribbles.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
But like many aspiring authors shy about their talent, Agathe only scribbles in her spare time and refuses to let anyone read her work.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Noun
The Better Business Bureau is telling parents to avoid scribbling out too many personal details about their children, such as their name, age, school, teacher and grade level, on those chalkboards.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Instead, Jeffrey Gahler has turned budget hearings into a sideshow by attacking McCord for scribbling a French version of a familiar proverb during an April meeting.
—Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribble
Verb
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It could have been derived from Jira Monster, a 1952 story written by Shigeru Kayama about a lizard-like creature that caused mayhem on a Pacific island.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Day-Lewis wrote the script alongside his son.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bobby Hart, who along with Tommy Boyce, penned and produced some of the Monkees’ greatest hits not only made a vital contribution to the popular success of the Monkees, but even more importantly to the essence, the very spirit of the entire venture.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
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Now, with a remake officially on the way — produced by Rodriguez and penned by Companion (2025) director Drew Hancock — a new generation of viewers might just get assimilated into its fanbase.—
Keith Langston,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Given that the real-life Warrens lived well into their old age, and their daughter Judy Spera now runs her own company for paranormal investigation (and, further, that the film has been heavily marketed as the final film for the fictional Warrens), the scrawl does seem a bit tepid at best.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wilson showed her a picture of their first tag, an illegible scrawl.—
Madeleine Wulfahrt,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That 133-page City audit barely scratched the surface of the overall dysfunction at the City’s animal shelter.—
Michael Wagner,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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But these figures only scratch the surface of Nepal’s deep economic problems, which include pervasive vulnerable employment – informal and insecure work that is prone to poor conditions and pay – and limited opportunities that constrain long-term productivity.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Leavitt said that the White House would support having a professional handwriting expert review the signature.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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