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pencil in

VERB
book
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enter hire line up organize schedule set up
STRONG
bill charter engage enroll make reservation order procure program reserve
WEAK
bespeak preengage sew up
Antonyms
STRONG
cancel dismiss let go reject
WEAK
bow out free up
VERB
program
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compute prioritize register set up
STRONG
arrange bill book budget calculate compile design draft edit engage enter estimate feed figure formulate itemize list poll prearrange process schedule set slate
WEAK
get on line lay on lay out line up map out work out
Antonyms
STRONG
cancel disorder disorganize disperse forget let go scatter
WEAK
neglect
VERB
schedule
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appoint arrange organize set set up slate
STRONG
book card catalog engage list note program record register reserve time
WEAK
be due get on line line up sew up write in one's book
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disarrange disorder disorganize end finish
STRONG
cancel forget let go neglect

Example Sentences

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Isabel Schnabel -- widely considered a hawk who is particularly wary of inflation -- fuelled expectations of possible rate-rises down the line after telling Bloomberg she was "rather comfortable" to see traders pencil in hikes.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

“I didn’t pencil in any cuts” next year, he said, because the Fed is going to have to maintain downward pressure “just to hold the line” on inflation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

They pencil in 10-year bond syndications from Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Greece and Ireland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

You don't get a tick in the box if the name on the ballot paper means nothing to the voter clutching their stubby pencil in the voting booth.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

By candlelight, Lefty finishes his homework, notebook propped on knees, pencil in hand.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides