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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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as in scrawl
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Recent Examples of scribble
Colleen English, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
The whole of Opus’ character development can be summed up in short, scribbled phrases like this.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
The title comes from what Charlotte, missing her soulmate, scribbles on the remnants of Adam’s mural (symbolizing the memory of him pressed on her heart).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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Seltzer, an entertainment entrepreneur and promoter of walkathons, supposedly scribbled the basics of the sport on a tablecloth at a Ricketts restaurant in Chicago in the spring of 1935.
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And the journals next to our beds are filled with scribbles.
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Executive-produced by Guy Ritchie, created and written by Ronan Bennett and written by Jez Butterworth, MobLand stars Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren in a story about two mob families who clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.—
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His career has been spent writing and editing for various newspapers, magazines and online publications before moving to Northwest Arkansas in 2024.—
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But Hansi Flick’s high press penned Atletico back and, by half-time, Barca were 3-2 up thanks to goals from Pedri, Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez’s free header from a corner.—
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In an open letter to fans, Winston penned a heartfelt goodbye to the organization on Thursday after signing with the New York Giants on a two-year, $8 million deal last month.—
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In Colorado, one Lucy Grace Nelson, nee Justin Thomas Nelson, was charged with throwing the usual incendiary devices and scrawling the customary graffiti.—
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For those with notes scrawled on both sides, be sure to find an album with clear pockets.—
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Founders are already wrestling with self-doubt, market uncertainty, and the immense pressure of building something from scratch.—
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One challenge with creating a league from scratch, in Europe, will be the structure of player compensation.—
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Luscombe suggests retaining all those envelopes with your mother’s handwriting.—
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The handwriting on the card and the envelope seemed to be from two different people, which the OP found strange.—
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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