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as in pens
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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Verb
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Hope scrawls a single word on the paper and folds it up.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Copenhagen Test was created by Thomas Brandon, who also showruns, writes and executive produces the series alongside Jennifer Yale.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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Brandon created and writes The Copenhagen Test and serves as executive producer alongside co-showrunner and EP Jennifer Yale.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Animals transmit the virus to humans with bites and scratches, or when humans come in contact with infected body fluids while hunting, preparing, cooking or eating animals, according to the WHO.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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Veteran receivers Curtis Samuel and Elijah Moore have been healthy scratches already.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The series kicks off when Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), a member of a powerful Oklahoma family, pens a suicide note, hides it inside a book on his shelves, and then shoots himself in the head.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Scribbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribbles. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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