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Recent Examples of scrawl
Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
El Camino Fundamental High School officials launched an investigation after racial and anti-Semitic slurs were discovered scrawled on restroom walls in two separate incidents last week, the school’s principal said in a letter to families Tuesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
But Goyeneche said such escapes are most common during a work or medical release, rather than busting through jail walls and taking time to scrawl a mocking message.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 17 June 2025
After centuries of excavations, the exhibition’s organizers have much to work with, ranging from ancient graffiti scrawled on the walls of private houses to the two nearly life-size statues of a man and woman that were discovered earlier this year, per a statement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2025
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Noun
In the run-up to the 2023 mayoral election in Colorado Springs, a racial slur was scrawled across a Black candidate’s sign and a cross set on fire in front of it.
—Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
El Camino Fundamental High School officials launched an investigation after racial and anti-Semitic slurs were discovered scrawled on restroom walls in two separate incidents last week, the school’s principal said in a letter to families Tuesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
But Goyeneche said such escapes are most common during a work or medical release, rather than busting through jail walls and taking time to scrawl a mocking message.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 17 June 2025
After centuries of excavations, the exhibition’s organizers have much to work with, ranging from ancient graffiti scrawled on the walls of private houses to the two nearly life-size statues of a man and woman that were discovered earlier this year, per a statement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2025
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Verb
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Due to the technology restrictions, journalists furiously scribbled notes for six to eight hours a day, sporadically darting out of the courtroom to dictate the latest news to their editors.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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Having lived in Paris with Richardson on and off since late 1921, Hemingway was a struggling writer who could be spotted scribbling in Left Bank cafés—a tall, lanky Midwesterner with unkempt hair, wearing sneakers, old trousers and a patched jacket.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Order your pizza and, within five minutes, a robot would craft your pie from scratch, no human hands required.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Area rugs are an excellent solution for protecting hard floors from scratches and scuffs while adding warmth and texture to your space.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Miller, who had written only a brief outline at this point, wanted to visualize the film and effectively created an extensive graphic novel in the process.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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This curiosity always accompanied me throughout my studies and eventually led me to write my thesis on the differences between local and foreign photographers in Mexico during the 20th century.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Not only that, but Katie Gaudreau’s veil featured custom messages in her brothers’ handwriting.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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In order to date the scrolls, the model analyzed each one's handwriting style.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrawl. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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