hen scratch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hen scratch
Noun
  • Nearly 80 Tesla vehicles parked outside the dealership had been damaged, including deep scratches and punctured tires, police relayed in a news release.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Two weeks to design a team from scratch that could win in the brutally competitive Big Ten Conference and return Maryland to the NCAA Tournament.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But, in the background, a caustic Shauna scribbles her own tale in her journal.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
  • When your children are young, every scribble seems valuable.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Luscombe suggests retaining all those envelopes with your mother’s handwriting.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The handwriting on the card and the envelope seemed to be from two different people, which the OP found strange.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Hen scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hen%20scratch. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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