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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil (in)
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Raised in a food- and book-focused household, Berry trained at Le Cordon Bleu and later co-authored the Sunday Times–bestselling cookbook Menolicious.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
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One program in New York City was the subject of a study co-authored by Jingqin Gao, assistant director of research at the C2SMART Center, which studies urban transportation at New York University.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Larsson and Pink have penned a postcard to their respective home countries while flexing the global soft power afforded, at least in part, by their international alliance.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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Cora somehow found time to pen an expression of gratitude to the Red Sox organization and fans.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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With the sun in Taurus, and Mercury entering this Earth sign on May 2, conversations are all the more intentional, and our decision-making is no exception.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Kane, the youngest, was the last to sign on, just a few months before filming started, when casting was looking for someone involved in the city’s fashion scene.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Melville, reading Emerson’s two essay collections in the 1860s, scribbled a mix of agreement and strong disagreement in their margins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oz prepared to turn over a piece of paper with a name scribbled on it with a Sharpie.—
Weijia Jiang,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Pencil (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil%20%28in%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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