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Recent Examples of pencil
Look forward to penciling him in our lineup for two more years.
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Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
But there’s not enough tape and experience to pencil him in as a starter.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
The King has had a full calendar in recent weeks, and future trips around the U.K. and abroad are penciled into his schedule.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
In her place was a much younger person, with dark, warm eyes, thinly pencilled brows, and a wide, shiny forehead.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
But there’s not enough tape and experience to pencil him in as a starter.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
The King has had a full calendar in recent weeks, and future trips around the U.K. and abroad are penciled into his schedule.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
In her place was a much younger person, with dark, warm eyes, thinly pencilled brows, and a wide, shiny forehead.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil
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Moody, who was selected with the No. 14 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Arkansas, inked a three-season, $39 million rookie scale contract extension with the team ahead of the 2024-25 season.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Holly Haber,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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“Pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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