pencil (in)

verb

Definition of pencil (in)next
as in to author

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  1. author
  2. pen
  3. scribble
Verb
  • This year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upheld the order in a ruling authored by Kurt D. Engelhardt, another judge nominated by Trump.
    Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • This new report was authored by researchers in France who completed a cross-sectional study using data from 263 people who had either mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease between 2010 and 2015.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of author
Verb
  • 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
  • In 2023, Kenya penned a message to her dad, wishing him a happy 90th birthday.
    Elizabeth Ayoola and Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of pen
Verb
  • But Michael would apparently go into the Arby’s on the first level of the ABC Entertainment Center right before our meeting, and then would come up to Brandon’s office with a bunch of ideas scribbled on napkins and just pitch them out.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 12 July 2024
  • After the national anthem was played, all six voters walked one-by-one into the voting booth before the ballots were subsequently hand counted and read out loud as the results were scribbled on a white board.
    Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of scribble
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“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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