scribble
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Ava steps away for a moment, giving Deborah an opportunity to reach for her notebook to scribble a thought . . . then it happens.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
He watched her scribble notes during his performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
To entertain themselves, they used notebooks to scribble down funny or vivid things other people brought up in their treatment groups, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Jacob Bethell can now add another bullet point to the notebook he uses to scribble down reminders before going out to bat.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
They hoped I would come back with a cast that they could all scribble their signatures on.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Vocabulary lists containing scribble
The Write Stuff: Scrib, Script
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Essential Word Roots: Graph, Gram, Scribe, and Script
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: scrib, scribe
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