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Recent Examples of scrawl
Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
From disposable cameras for snapping spontaneous memories (and mirror selfies, where Delphine's logo was scrawled in Bobbi Brown lipstick) to campaign cutout stickers, the evening was electric with the brand's playful and flirtatious character.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
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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The painting takes its name from the North and South Poles, both of which are referenced in text scrawled by Basquiat onto a sheet of paper placed on his canvas.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
From disposable cameras for snapping spontaneous memories (and mirror selfies, where Delphine's logo was scrawled in Bobbi Brown lipstick) to campaign cutout stickers, the evening was electric with the brand's playful and flirtatious character.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawl
Verb
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Peters scribbled his scoop on X and the update exploded, generating more than 3M views.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
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Cookbook collectors are well acquainted with the wisdom hidden on a faded page or scribbled on old recipe cards used for bookmarks.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Potential homebuyers with children in Detroit, for example, need roughly 20.3 years to save for a 20% down payment from scratch, according to Zoocasa.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Partnering with such firms allows startups to tap into these advantages without having to build their own infrastructure from scratch.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The intelligence report, written chiefly by the CIA, appeared to close the book on Havana syndrome.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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In November, Chief Crowley wrote a separate memo to the commission focusing on the bigger picture: a fire department that has not changed much in size since the 1960s despite the city’s population surging by more than a million people since then.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Much of that reasoning is attributed to the rise in using computers instead of handwriting documents, as well as the frequent use of text messaging, according to the organization.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The team’s research takes them around the U.K. and beyond, into homes, museums and laboratories, and to the places where the artists worked, to engage with conservators, scientists, handwriting experts, archivists and others.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawl. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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