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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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Recent Examples of scribble
Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Those willing to gamble $10 can get works of art inspired by their pups or a very cute scribble.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
One day, while Lana was drawing and creating stories, her twin sister Laila, who was born with a condition called Jacobson syndrome, began scribbling on Lana’s story.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2025
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Verb
The scribbles on cups are part of a slew of changes orchestrated by Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol to turn things around.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Those willing to gamble $10 can get works of art inspired by their pups or a very cute scribble.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Others had their parents’ phone numbers scribbled in Sharpie on their forearms.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
One day, while Lana was drawing and creating stories, her twin sister Laila, who was born with a condition called Jacobson syndrome, began scribbling on Lana’s story.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribble
Verb
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Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is writing about college football rivalries at a moment of change in the sport.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Numerous individual phone users also wrote to the FCC.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
Verb
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In 1992, three women — Laura McAllister, Michele Adams and Karen Jones — penned a missive to Alun Evans, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) general secretary, requesting an audience.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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In June 2020, Fawn Sharp, the President of the National Congress of American Indians, penned a powerful message to the team's owners and supporters.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Students, note takers, and those who like to scrawl or doodle on the pages of their books, will enjoy the Kindle Scribe, which has the largest discount of 35 percent and $140 off.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2025
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In one photo, at least five Waymo robotaxis can be seen engulfed in flames, with anti-ICE graffiti scrawled across the cars' hoods and doors.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Instead of developing its own native system from scratch, Renault uses a Google operating system.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Writing your own code (from scratch, at least,) has become quaint.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Not only that, but Katie Gaudreau’s veil featured custom messages in her brothers’ handwriting.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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In order to date the scrolls, the model analyzed each one's handwriting style.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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“Scribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribble. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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