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as in wrote
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 scribbled
Another video shared on Instagram, presumably taken at an earlier point, shows the same bot rumbling along to deliver some food with the same graffiti scribbled on its exterior.
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Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Graduate students in tie-dye shirts worked under fume hoods; on the glass that protected them from chemicals, synthesis reactions were scribbled in black marker.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
School officials gathered and answered the questions scribbled on index cards.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
In those brownstones, the icons scribbled about notepads and surrendered those eternal drafts to thin paper zines.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
At these delightfully divey watering holes, every visible surface is covered in dollars scribbled with the initials, anniversaries, hometowns, inside jokes, dates, or names of anyone who has darkened the doors of that particular bar over the past fifty years—or maybe just the past week.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
Gradually, the forest of memorabilia began to thin out, though bare objects kept popping up in place of those Federer had already scribbled on.
—Owen Lewis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The 68 photos released by the Oversight Committee Thursday also include several photo closeups of words scribbled on a back, foot, hip and a woman’s chest.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Before her fate was announced, Maxwell looked down and scribbled on a notepad as Sarah Ransome — an accuser whose allegations weren’t included in this trial — spoke of the lasting harm to her life, gazing directly at Maxwell several times .
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Graduate students in tie-dye shirts worked under fume hoods; on the glass that protected them from chemicals, synthesis reactions were scribbled in black marker.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
School officials gathered and answered the questions scribbled on index cards.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
In those brownstones, the icons scribbled about notepads and surrendered those eternal drafts to thin paper zines.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
At these delightfully divey watering holes, every visible surface is covered in dollars scribbled with the initials, anniversaries, hometowns, inside jokes, dates, or names of anyone who has darkened the doors of that particular bar over the past fifty years—or maybe just the past week.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
Gradually, the forest of memorabilia began to thin out, though bare objects kept popping up in place of those Federer had already scribbled on.
—Owen Lewis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The 68 photos released by the Oversight Committee Thursday also include several photo closeups of words scribbled on a back, foot, hip and a woman’s chest.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Before her fate was announced, Maxwell looked down and scribbled on a notepad as Sarah Ransome — an accuser whose allegations weren’t included in this trial — spoke of the lasting harm to her life, gazing directly at Maxwell several times .
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribbled
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The last two generations came of age in a world where digital birthday cards are standard, signatures are scrawled awkwardly using a finger and to-do shopping lists no longer offer the satisfying opportunity to scratch out item after item.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the nearly nine months since the shootings, her name has been scrawled on firearms used in other deadly attacks.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Watson wrote on Instagram recently.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Banks wrote a book with Isaac Knapper, the man wrongfully convicted for her father’s murder, calling him a dear friend.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Feig returns from the first film to helm the sequel from a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine, who also penned the screenplay for the 2025 movie.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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Among those who penned letters of support was Van Jones, a CNN correspondent and former adviser to President Barack Obama.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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