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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
Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Luckily there are change agents out there that recognize the disparity and are working to amplify these talented scribes.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Borderlands scribes Eli Roth and Joe Crombie were the only members of the five to be overlooked for a Worst Screenplay nod, their spot being taken by the writing team behind Kraven the Hunter (Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk).
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Eight women accused the 64-year-old British scribe of assault, abuse and coercion in an article published Monday.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Luckily there are change agents out there that recognize the disparity and are working to amplify these talented scribes.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
Killing Eve scribe Laura Neal has joined the writers room.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Borderlands scribes Eli Roth and Joe Crombie were the only members of the five to be overlooked for a Worst Screenplay nod, their spot being taken by the writing team behind Kraven the Hunter (Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk).
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Jan. 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
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Listen to this article Seven candidates will appear on the ballot in the April 8 special election to fill the vacant District 1 seat on the county Board of Supervisors, the registrar of voters office confirmed Wednesday.—
Emily Alvarenga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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After the deluge of concerns, the party director said his office communicated with the local registrar of voters to gather information and get the facts straight before offering the detailed explanation.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Contributing Writer Nola Taylor Tillman is a contributing writer for Space.com.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman is a staff writer who covers the Edmonton Oilers for The Athletic.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stiffing American businesses on hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills for work that has already been done, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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But as questions swirled around the February 2022 allegations of mishandling of records by Trump, Bloomberg News reporter Jason Leopold filed a FOIA request for six categories of documents.—
Jack Date,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 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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The robbery occurred about 7:15 p.m. when a man with a pistol took about $60 from Richard Caldwell, 22, the 7-Eleven clerk.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Southwest desk clerk didn’t share my enthusiasm.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry, on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
17 Feb. 2025
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Searches for gambling help increased 22% in 2022, 25% in 2023 and 31% through the first 6 months of 2024, according to John Ayers, lead author and vice chief of innovation at University of California, San Diego school of medicine.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Vintage nonstick pots and pans were typically made with toxic materials that could be more hazardous if the cookware item is scratched or nicked.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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Carson Soucy was healthy scratched for the first time this season, with Elias Pettersson, the defenceman, drawing into the lineup instead.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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