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as in wrote
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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Recent Examples of scribbled
The 'why wall' In a room at Fort Jackson next to the paved outdoor area where trainees strain through sweaty workouts, one wall is covered in scribbled-on sticky notes.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Editors scribbled notes in Moleskines while assistants timed each exit.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 17 Aug. 2025
As of Friday afternoon, a trading card featuring the new Legend High School quarterback — complete with a red backing, a gold frame and his autograph scribbled in blue — was posted to eBay with a yowza, bid-starting price of $145.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Technicians scribbled messages on the bomb.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Editors scribbled notes in Moleskines while assistants timed each exit.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 17 Aug. 2025
As of Friday afternoon, a trading card featuring the new Legend High School quarterback — complete with a red backing, a gold frame and his autograph scribbled in blue — was posted to eBay with a yowza, bid-starting price of $145.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Technicians scribbled messages on the bomb.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribbled
Verb
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Mester will slide down to his tiny kitchen at one end of the bar and cook you something from a chalkboard menu freshly scrawled each morning.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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One might be casually scrawled on the back of an envelope, while another comes on formal letterhead.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Day-Lewis wrote the script alongside his son.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jess, a producer on the show and also a knitter, wrote a paragraphs-long comment addressing people’s criticism of the vid.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Phoebe Eclair-Powell (The Road Trip) has penned the drama, her first series commission for television.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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James Reginato, a writer-at-large for Vanity Fair and the former features director for W magazine, penned the copy, and Anna Wintour contributed the foreword.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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