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as in scribble
the form or style of a particular person's writing
she immediately recognized the handwriting on the envelope as that of her old college roommate
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as in calligraphy
writing done by hand
the columnist laments the decline of fine handwriting, as so few people write letters by hand anymore
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Recent Examples of handwriting
That student occasionally popped by her class to examine how her handwriting, but not her sentiment, had changed.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Dyspraxia is a motor coordination disorder that affects physical tasks such as coordination, handwriting, or balance.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
The artist — who Jacobs met in 1984 while the former was a student at Parsons School of Design, later becoming known for blending uptown sophistication with downtown grunge in his work — used his own handwriting to give the luxury designer bag a punk sensibility.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Others appear to have been digitized poorly, leaving them blurry, or are written in challenging handwriting.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Dyspraxia is a motor coordination disorder that affects physical tasks such as coordination, handwriting, or balance.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
The artist — who Jacobs met in 1984 while the former was a student at Parsons School of Design, later becoming known for blending uptown sophistication with downtown grunge in his work — used his own handwriting to give the luxury designer bag a punk sensibility.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Others appear to have been digitized poorly, leaving them blurry, or are written in challenging handwriting.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handwriting
Noun
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Those willing to gamble $10 can get works of art inspired by their pups or a very cute scribble.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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The ePaper tablet has support for stylus input for scribbles, annotations and doodles using a range of Smart Scribe input tools.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Apr. 2025
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These small-business owners often begin as amateurs pursuing a side gig: students moonlighting as wedding photographers, cashiers doing calligraphy after work.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Van Sant knows this history well, pointing out that Jobs attributed the aesthetic revolution of early Apple computers to soaking up calligraphy as a dropout hanging around Reed.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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Brands have thrived in the hands of influencers who have shared their #GRWM routines featuring must-have products that go viral on every platform from YouTube to TikTok.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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While rain ponchos stayed tucked away, the real stars of the show were hand fans — used more as percussion instruments than for cooling off.—
Billboard Brasil,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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The Writer is a four-issue series with illustrations by Ariel Olivetti and lettering by Frank Cvetkovic.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The caps, sold for $44.99, are designed with MLB team logos placed on top of lettering—often to unintentionally amusing results.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Dastmalchian’s slippery presence as the super-weird Joe — a clammy neighbor who maybe shouldn’t let an old woman borrow his kitchen appliance next time — both undercuts and strengthens this strange script from Alan Trezza.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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But irony has seized the pen as the script of this series unfolds.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Inspired by her penmanship, the Crayola crayons came in handy as people sketched absentmindedly on paper surfaces throughout the meal.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Probst commented on this penmanship misdirection on the latest episode of his On Fire with Jeff Probst podcast.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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It's made with salt, pepper, red pepper (for a hint of signature heat), and garlic.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 May 2025
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His dad's signature is even carved into the bottom.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 May 2025
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Fontan is piloting print paste production to meet industry colorfastness standards, and Sobh plans to expand Visenleer into Southern Italy’s fishing communities.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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And unlike at those earlier, fancier stops, in L.A., the prints have price tags.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Handwriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handwriting. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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