pencil (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil (in)
Verb
  • Senate Bill 1, authored by Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, is a massive property tax relief plan that is the Republican supermajority’s main priority for this legislative session.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Can Westmont author a different ending in the fourth edition?
    Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The story, penned by Charles Dionne, tells of the reappearance of a teenage boy which disrupts a Finnish immigrant family’s peace in Quebec.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Lively, who played Serena van der Woodsen opposite Trachtenberg's Georgina Sparks, penned an emotional tribute on her Instagram Story Wednesday.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The cop obliged, scribbling the man’s address on a piece of paper.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Trump could scribble Kyle Rittenhouse's name on a napkin and have 50 votes to confirm him to any office in the federal government.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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