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.
has penciled
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present perfectof pencil (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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ANZ has penciled in a rate hike in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
As a result, the consensus forecast has penciled in earnings growth of 59% for the Russell 2000 in 2026, as a team of equity strategists at Goldman Sachs Group recently pointed out.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
Large language model leader OpenAI has penciled itself in for $300 billion of cloud computing services External link from Oracle and taken a stake in AI chip maker AMD.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
Bostic also told reporters that he has penciled in only two rate cuts this year.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
It has penciled figures indicating the fingering, made by both Dreyschock and Liszt.
From Memories of a Musical Life by William Mason
