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as in amanuensis
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them
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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings
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as in writer
a person who creates a written work
a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe
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Recent Examples of scribe
Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California, in love with the wild coastlines, endless sky, and ever-present sunshine.
—Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
What makes Babylonian astronomy stand out as being especially scientific is the careful, organized way in which Babylonian scribes – their keepers of knowledge – observed, recorded and eventually mathematically predicted the ways that the Sun, Moon, stars and planets move in the skies.
—James Byrne, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The scribe will tell you the tale of the legendary armor, along with a riddle to kick things off.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California, in love with the wild coastlines, endless sky, and ever-present sunshine.
—Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
This highlights the potential of AI scribes not only to alleviate clerical burdens but to enrich the core patient-doctor relationship that underpins primary care.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
What makes Babylonian astronomy stand out as being especially scientific is the careful, organized way in which Babylonian scribes – their keepers of knowledge – observed, recorded and eventually mathematically predicted the ways that the Sun, Moon, stars and planets move in the skies.
—James Byrne, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe
Noun
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The journalist’s tone was snarky, but there were some direct quotes from my father’s amanuenses.—
Sage Mehta,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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By Hillary Kelly The story goes that John Milton—who went blind in his early 40s—composed 20 lines of Paradise Lost in his mind each evening, and then repeated them aloud the next day to an assortment of amanuenses, among them his three daughters.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2024
Noun
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And mandatory mail voting in the 2020 general election helped hasten the shift away from in-person voting— a shift that Cynthia Paes, the county registrar of voters, notes was already well underway.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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December Richmond's registrar resigned after months of misconduct allegations, Hotel Petersburg opened, and Youngkin invited Trump staffers to move to Virginia.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There had been a ton of conversations, and then became about setting the tent poles for the season for the writers.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Barba was released following the arrest on condition of home detention, an order filed Tuesday in a New Jersey district court revealed.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Bove argued that the case had national security implications by restricting Adams’s ability to cooperate with the feds on immigration matters, interfered with the mayor’s ability to govern, and was improperly filed within nine months of the mayoral primary.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The watercolor was recently rejected by specialists in 2020, who believe the copyist worked from a photograph of the work that was first published in 1904.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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In an effort to thwart copyists, together these purist designers showed after the scheduled Fashion Week—and this was back when editors were still sailing to Paris from New York.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
16 Nov. 2023
Noun
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Tina Peters served as the clerk and recorder of Mesa County – the official responsible for running the county’s elections.—
Mike Davis,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly pointing a BB gun at a clerk during a robbery at a Southington AutoZone.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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In the meantime, however, the study’s authors note that Gen Z continues to face financial and economic challenges.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Daniela Pierre-Bravo is the author of the book, The Other.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While anyone can enjoy listening to albums or 45s on the go, KORG also includes a wide range of features aimed at DJs, including playback speed adjustment, a beat looper (which gives the ability to layer scratches over a beat loop), filters, a fader and delay effects.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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By March 4, some 153 of the facilities managed to reopen as charities scratched together money, according to Ajyal Sultany, head of communications for WHO in Kabul.—
Khwaga Ghani,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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