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Recent Examples of scrawl
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
These scrawled messages and drawings, discovered after insurgents overthrew Assad's regime in December, offer a glimpse into the minds of detainees who endured unimaginable suffering.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Pringle and her husband scrawled 10 options on pieces of paper on New Year’s Day, ranging from New York City to Key West and Dry Tortugas National Park to a Virgin Voyages cruise.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Knock prepares for his master's arrival by scrawling magical, occult symbols all over his prison walls, while the city prays for mercy that never comes.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
In the city of Daraa, some teenage boys scrawled anti-regime graffiti.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
These scrawled messages and drawings, discovered after insurgents overthrew Assad's regime in December, offer a glimpse into the minds of detainees who endured unimaginable suffering.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Pringle and her husband scrawled 10 options on pieces of paper on New Year’s Day, ranging from New York City to Key West and Dry Tortugas National Park to a Virgin Voyages cruise.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Knock prepares for his master's arrival by scrawling magical, occult symbols all over his prison walls, while the city prays for mercy that never comes.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawl
Verb
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Traven Sharon stalked the center mat at Ball Arena Saturday night with two letters and a number, faded by sweat and toil — BB1 — scribbled on the outside of his left shoe.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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With digital labeling, no one has to try to remember who is who in your pictures (or decipher your illegible handwriting scribbled on the back).—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The pasta, made from scratch, is a highlight, delicately flavored with ingredients like ricotta, sage, and parmesan.—
Carissa & Dino Tozzi,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2025
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By the time Magenta serves our second course, vegetable tagliolini made from scratch, Stynes has completely rejiggered our itinerary.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Many of these episodes expanded upon subjects written about in Scientific American magazine.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Ilana previously wrote for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Raleigh News & Observer.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Yet, several Missouri Republican lawmakers are again pushing to pass bills that would require cursive handwriting to be taught in Missouri public schools.—
Cayli Yanagida,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2025
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The findings from these excursions, collected in Dr. Stevenson’s neat handwriting, are stored by country in filing cabinets and are in the slow process of being digitized.—
Saskia Solomon,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawl. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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