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The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Isla delivers much of this information in the pilot via a sunny voiceover, punctuated by freeze-frame introductions of characters featuring their name and job title scrawled on the screen in meticulously messy yellow text.
—EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
To the team’s first World Series title, with Hedges entering the hitters’ meeting before every postseason game in his jockstrap, marking the number of wins needed for a championship with eye black scrawled on his naked butt cheek.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Daniella Pineda and Simmons also star in the film, though Simmons appears to spend most of the film as a corpse with a clue scrawled on his forearm.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Alongside the photo opportunity is the chance to leave a mark on a cultural institution; passers-by have the opportunity to scrawl a message on the white wall outside of the studios.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Isla delivers much of this information in the pilot via a sunny voiceover, punctuated by freeze-frame introductions of characters featuring their name and job title scrawled on the screen in meticulously messy yellow text.
—EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
To the team’s first World Series title, with Hedges entering the hitters’ meeting before every postseason game in his jockstrap, marking the number of wins needed for a championship with eye black scrawled on his naked butt cheek.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Daniella Pineda and Simmons also star in the film, though Simmons appears to spend most of the film as a corpse with a clue scrawled on his forearm.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawl
Verb
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The earl scribbled a note in the candlelight and sent a messenger to deliver the letter, and the magazine key, to the captain of a Royal Navy ship anchored a half-dozen miles away, in the James River.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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The logline: Still reeling from the unexpected loss of his wife, a single dad navigates uncharted territory when his daughter’s comically dark, scribbled drawings begin to come to life and wreak havoc on their small town.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Founders are already wrestling with self-doubt, market uncertainty, and the immense pressure of building something from scratch.—
David Nour,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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One challenge with creating a league from scratch, in Europe, will be the structure of player compensation.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Executive-produced by Guy Ritchie, created and written by Ronan Bennett and written by Jez Butterworth, MobLand stars Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren in a story about two mob families who clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Apr. 2025
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He's written dozens of profiles of entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and done deep dives into technological trends from superconductors to space travel to pharmaceuticals.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy: Discover the timeless art of Arabic calligraphy through the artistic practice of handwriting based on Arabic alphabet.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the white space below the image, their names are marked down in pink ink with his sister’s handwriting.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawl. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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