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.
penciled
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past participleof pencil.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pencil.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pencilnouna 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.
Example Sentences
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Though they probably will have only four starting spots to fill in the postseason — and Yamamoto, Skubal, Snell and Glasnow can be penciled in when healthy — Ohtani’s build-up adds an interesting wrinkle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
And he’s penciled in to pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Nine of 18 meeting participants penciled in at least one rate increase by December; none had done so in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
According to the individual estimates entered as “dots” on the Fed’s latest so-called dot plot tool in the June projections, three officials had penciled in one hike by the end of the year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Hadn’t a message once come to the Beje under a stamp, penciled in the tiny square beneath?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
