penciled

variants or pencilled
past tense of pencil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for penciled
Verb
  • Disney has inked several content partnerships with major internet personalities.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In 2022, the TPLF and the Ethiopian government inked a deal in Pretoria, South Africa, to stop the fighting.
    — Siyanne Mekonnen, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In his annual threat update at MI5 headquarters in London, Sir Ken McCallum outlined the growing challenges facing the country, from hostile foreign governments and terrorism to the potential misuse of AI.
    — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok even outlined a possible bank run scenario caused by AI.
    — Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Penciled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penciled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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