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scribbled

verb

past tense of scribble

as in scrawled

to write or draw hastily or carelessly she scribbled a quick note on the pad by the door before leaving

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to compose and set down on paper the words of he scribbled a quick note to his wife and taped it to the front door

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Recent Examples of scribbled The messages, scribbled on whatever scrap of paper a sender could find, often featured misspellings and shaky penmanship; many older residents of rural areas did not know how to read or write well, if at all. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 At Dries Van Noten, Thomas de Kluyver scribbled inky liner into the hollows of eyes and just under the lash line. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 In the lead-up to the team’s playoff game against the Bills last year, the entire roster was handed a mini oxygen tank to keep with little notes scribbled onto it. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2026 Looney Tunes reference scribbled in the geographic direction of Hollywood. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 However, over that time, the amounts typically scribbled or printed on the face of those checks rose. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 With so much data to take in, penalty ‘cheat sheets’ have started to appear on goalkeeper’s bottles and scribbled on pieces of paper. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2026 Her Eras Tour, the really beautiful white gown with her lyrics that were scribbled across the dress that was custom Vivienne. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Abraham Lincoln furiously scribbled in Springfield on June 27, 1858, firing off a gruff note to the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Press & Tribune, then in business for only 11 years. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

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Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and xAI’s Elon Musk scrawled their names in erratic cursive.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
The show is arranged in eight parts and begins with a large white wall at the entrance with the title of the show scrawled in RM’s handwriting.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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The indie feature, penned by McClure with Tyke Caravelli, brings to life a true story about a hero dog that miraculously survived severe neglect and abuse.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
After a quiet 2026, Doechii has also penned a handwritten letter to fans.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 Oct. 2026

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