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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
Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Ares has a long list of experiments to probe quantum thermodynamics scribbled across chalkboards up and down the halls.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
The asymmetrical picture, featuring Picasso's trademark scribble, is of a woman with brown hair wearing a blue dress and red lipstick.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Rhea Bartolome, the vice president of operations, scribbled on a clipboard to track whether everyone was accounted for.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Ares has a long list of experiments to probe quantum thermodynamics scribbled across chalkboards up and down the halls.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
Just scribble on an object or person (there are separate modes for them) to create a Magic Mask.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
The asymmetrical picture, featuring Picasso's trademark scribble, is of a woman with brown hair wearing a blue dress and red lipstick.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribble
Verb
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The Grey Quill Society is a weekly memoir writing group for residents of the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s community for aging entertainment professionals.—
Martina Ibáñez-Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Adapted from the French play written by Bernard Marie Koltès, the film is being billed as a tragic, enchanted tale of colonial passions and the affections of women and men on a night at the brink of change.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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It was penned by Elvio D’Aprile under Pininfarina’s head of design, Lorenzo Ramaciotti.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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The 13 songs on the albums — all penned by Kevin and produced by his brother Bryan Kaarl — seem more like short stories with Kevin’s lyricism and knack for storytelling taking centerstage.—
Ingrid Fajardo,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The numb detachment scrawled across Sofia’s face points to her resentment at having to put her life on hold while tending to the endless needs of her demanding mother, who uses a wheelchair but has been known to walk on rare occasions.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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The message was scrawled in chalk on the pavement surrounding the park and reflected on the posters demonstrators waved and in the messages from speakers.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Here’s how: Instead of developing a general-purpose AI from scratch, new models will extract relevant medical knowledge from existing large language models (just like DeepSeek did using distillation).—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Jarren Duran was slated to make his spring debut on Sunday but was a late scratch due to a sore calf.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2025
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With digital labeling, no one has to try to remember who is who in your pictures (or decipher your illegible handwriting scribbled on the back).—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me.—
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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