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Recent Examples of scrawl
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Activists elsewhere have set fire to Tesla charging stations, scrawled swastikas into Tesla vehicles and sprayed graffiti on dealerships.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Multiple vehicles were found spray-painted with swastikas, several of the dealership’s windows had been smashed and messages with profanity were scrawled on walls, the Sheriff’s Office said in a release.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Electors scrawl handwritten votes on slips of paper.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Floor-to-ceiling whiteboards accrued scrawled information across three walls.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Activists elsewhere have set fire to Tesla charging stations, scrawled swastikas into Tesla vehicles and sprayed graffiti on dealerships.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Multiple vehicles were found spray-painted with swastikas, several of the dealership’s windows had been smashed and messages with profanity were scrawled on walls, the Sheriff’s Office said in a release.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Electors scrawl handwritten votes on slips of paper.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawl
Verb
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Anthony scribbled themes and motifs from the English poet’s work.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2025
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Reed, a scientist and one of the smartest men in the world, desperately scribbles out calculations trying to find a way to save the planet.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most were, like O’Neil, young and ardent admirers of the actor, who at that point was between movies and had a different kind of creative itch to scratch.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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The one-sheet recipes that arrive with each box, detailing how to make scratch ramen or mushroom Dijon chicken, are far less complicated than the process that got those ingredients to your door.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
18 May 2025
Verb
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One study in The New York Times in 2020 showed that 95% of over 7,000 books surveyed were written by white people.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Even flawed testing provides valuable information — including how tests might be better written.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
Noun
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There were not enough handwriting samples of John and Frank to make a comparison, and the FBI concluded the card was probably a hoax inspired by the intense and worldwide news coverage.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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Unleash Your Genius With art and the timeless power of handwriting being central to Moleskine’s ethos, Milan Design Week, held last month, was a fitting opportunity for a celebration of pen and paper.—
Nancy Olson,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawl. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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