pencil
noun
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
are penciling
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present progressiveof pencil.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Central bank officials are penciling in one more rate increase this year and no increases for 2027 — but no decreases, either.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Inventory investment is a wild card, though most economists are penciling in a contribution to GDP growth of at least five tenths of a percentage point.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023
Investors are penciling in anything from 4.5 percent to above 6 percent.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Many economists are penciling in a recession for the end of this year and the first part of next year.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
Track officials, who retain the TV rights, are penciling in an amount at least triple the current take.
From Time Magazine Archive
