penciled (in)

verb

variants or pencilled (in)
past tense of pencil (in)
as in scratched (out)

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  1. penned
  2. scrawled
  3. authored
  4. scribbled
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  • The Duchess of Sussex, 45, penned a note that appeared in the 2026 holiday catalog for her lifestyle brand, As ever.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Hugh Jackman, who played Wolverine in more than 10 Marvel films, penned a tribute on Instagram.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of penned
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  • Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and xAI’s Elon Musk scrawled their names in erratic cursive.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The show is arranged in eight parts and begins with a large white wall at the entrance with the title of the show scrawled in RM’s handwriting.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrawled
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  • The share of Catholic adults in the United States who report drinking alcohol has fallen to 55%, according to a Gallup report authored by analyst Frank Newport.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • As plastic in the body breaks down into smaller and smaller bits — known as microplastics and nanoplastics — the potential danger increases, said Wei Min, a Columbia University chemist who co-authored the study.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of authored
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  • The summit register revealed roughly 40 names scribbled over the past decade, or what amounts to three or four people annually.
    — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Jonas even gave his number to Hadid’s mother, scribbled on a piece of paper.
    — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of scribbled
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