Meaning & use
Penciled
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Wrote, drew, or marked something using a pencil, or tentatively scheduled an event subject to change.
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She penciled her name into the sign-up sheet.
Let's pencil in the meeting for Thursday and confirm it later.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'pencil in' plays on the idea that pencil marks, unlike ink, can be erased, implying a tentative or flexible plan.
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erased
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