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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
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
Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
In a recent update, PocketBook added an OCR feature that allows users to convert handwritten scribbles in the Notes app to text documents or PDF in a few seconds.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
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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
Noun
Walking through the halls of one of the building’s cavernous wings, past scribbles of graffiti and below giant concrete stairwells, our footsteps echo like a metronome.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
In a recent update, PocketBook added an OCR feature that allows users to convert handwritten scribbles in the Notes app to text documents or PDF in a few seconds.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
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Those were the words written on bullet casings found at the scene of Thompson's shooting, authorities said.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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In her Civil Discourse blog, Vance, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama during the Obama administration, wrote on Wednesday that Bragg has not ruled out the possibility that Merchan could decide to sentence Trump before his inauguration on January 20.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Last month, June penned an emotional Facebook post asking her followers for help finding a three– or four-bedroom house.Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Four House Republicans penned a letter expressing their concerns about the regulatory landscape, as reported by The Daily Hodl.Steve Larsen, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The songs Dylan composes, scrawling the lyrics on notepads, often in the wee hours, consume and define him.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Those words were scrawled on three shell casings found at the scene of the Dec. 4 shooting in Manhattan, according to law enforcement sources, and loosely echo the title of a book about why insurance companies deny patient claims.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Limited at Friday’s practice with a hamstring injury and listed as questionable on the official injury report, Pickens was a late scratch 90 minutes before the game when the inactives were announced.Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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While instant hot chocolate is fast, making it from scratch is also quick and easy and tastes much better.Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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According to Klippenstein, parts of the document are unintelligible due to Mangione's handwriting.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Other possible signs include handwriting changes (like smaller handwriting than normal), tremors or shaking even when resting, and trouble walking (like a very slow or shuffling walk, or balance issues).Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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