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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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Recent Examples of scribble
Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Frustratingly, inquiring minds will have to wait to read whatever Diller has been scribbling until April 1, the book’s new pub date (presumably not an April Fools’ joke).
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
In a recent update, PocketBook added an OCR feature that allows users to convert handwritten scribbles in the Notes app to text documents or PDF in a few seconds.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
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Their toddler may be scribbling or enthusiastically whipping crayons across drywall by this point.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Frustratingly, inquiring minds will have to wait to read whatever Diller has been scribbling until April 1, the book’s new pub date (presumably not an April Fools’ joke).
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
Walking through the halls of one of the building’s cavernous wings, past scribbles of graffiti and below giant concrete stairwells, our footsteps echo like a metronome.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
In a recent update, PocketBook added an OCR feature that allows users to convert handwritten scribbles in the Notes app to text documents or PDF in a few seconds.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribble
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There used to be more time to write recommendations.Adam Patric Miller, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting due to a lack of segregation of duties and written documentation of internal control policies.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The British screenwriter penned Mubi’s 2021 Billy Zane-starrer Rupture, which was produced out of Saudi and directed by Hamzah Jamjoom.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Despondent and angry, the Master begins to pen another story, a satirical novel in which a devil-like character (Diehl) exacts revenge upon those who censored his artistic freedom.Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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That very same logo was also found scrawled on one victim’s car.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2024
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The meme originated from two separate social media posts — one on Facebook and one on Imgur that showed graffiti scrawled over a poster for the musical.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 17 Oct. 2024
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But the news means users probably won't have to rebuild their Switch games library from scratch after upgrading to the Switch 2, which is set for release by March 2025.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Annie’s experience includes creating programs from scratch: Building the concept, casting the stories, and delivering the programs on time and on budget.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Chan, a mathematics student based in Australia at the time, said he was frustrated by the lack of a good handwriting app on the tablet.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 2 Nov. 2024
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In the Instagram photo the former Take That singer shared, their final email exchange from 2022 is represented with handwriting.Jade Gomez, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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