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Recent Examples of scrawl
Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The numb detachment scrawled across Sofia’s face points to her resentment at having to put her life on hold while tending to the endless needs of her demanding mother, who uses a wheelchair but has been known to walk on rare occasions.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Still, Bublé rolled up his sleeve, presented his arm to her, and gave her a pen to scrawl her name on it.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Turing’s proof of the theorem is scrawled over two sheets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The message was scrawled in chalk on the pavement surrounding the park and reflected on the posters demonstrators waved and in the messages from speakers.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The numb detachment scrawled across Sofia’s face points to her resentment at having to put her life on hold while tending to the endless needs of her demanding mother, who uses a wheelchair but has been known to walk on rare occasions.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Still, Bublé rolled up his sleeve, presented his arm to her, and gave her a pen to scrawl her name on it.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Turing’s proof of the theorem is scrawled over two sheets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawl
Verb
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Trump could scribble Kyle Rittenhouse's name on a napkin and have 50 votes to confirm him to any office in the federal government.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The cop obliged, scribbling the man’s address on a piece of paper.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Steve Jobs exemplifies the DNA of a founder, having built Apple from scratch by combining vision with relentless execution.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Projects like this promise a path toward greater convergence, without forcing companies to reinvent moderation from scratch.—
Tamar Mitts,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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His cardigan from that same Unplugged performance fetched $334,000, while a paper plate with a setlist written on it sold for $22,400.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hackman turned to painting and did voice-over work and writing books.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The feature film ideas again have the same handwriting with humor and satire, but are contemporary again.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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South Carolina prosecutors want to test the handwriting of a man suspected of murdering his brother, after finding a note resembling a to-do list with instructions such as burning evidence and removing surveillance camera footage.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawl. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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