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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil (in)
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In June of that year, Warren Buffett, arguably the most famous long-term investor in history, and JPMorgan’s influential CEO, Jamie Dimon, co-authored an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that decried the practice of companies issuing quarterly earnings guidance.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Assemblymember David Alvarez, the Democrat from Chula Vista who co-authored the bill, told CalMatters that funding for the FAIR Plan was a priority for the Legislature.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bobby Hart, who along with Tommy Boyce, penned and produced some of the Monkees’ greatest hits not only made a vital contribution to the popular success of the Monkees, but even more importantly to the essence, the very spirit of the entire venture.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
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Now, with a remake officially on the way — produced by Rodriguez and penned by Companion (2025) director Drew Hancock — a new generation of viewers might just get assimilated into its fanbase.—
Keith Langston,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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The memorial grew through the morning as more people arrived, laying flowers, lighting candles and placing supportive placards around the entry sign on the hospital's lawn.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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More Thursday practices are usually a telling sign on whether or not a player is going to play.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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No scribbling down notes in the margins of the character sheet or pausing game play to flip through the spell list again.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Better Business Bureau is telling parents to avoid scribbling out too many personal details about their children, such as their name, age, school, teacher and grade level, on those chalkboards.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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