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backhand

noun

Definition of backhand

as in copperplate

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Recent Examples of backhand Bregman pulled a 95 mph fastball into the hole, but Witt made a terrific backhand grab to corral the baseball. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 Joint pain — another check mark on your menopause symptom bingo card — started flaring in her wrists, making her backhand go haywire. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 July 2026 The left-hander escaped the fifth with the help of third baseman Vaughn Grissom, who made a backhand diving stop of José Fermín’s grounder, scrambled to the bag for a forceout and threw to first to complete a double play. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The two-time major champion raised her arms in the air after Pegula sent a weak backhand into the net on the first match point in an all-American quarterfinal on Centre Court. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for backhand

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Noun

National Archives and Records Administration The exhibit features a number of historic papers, including an original engraving of the Declaration of Independence, printed from a copperplate of the original.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
For this work, the artist used a scraper on copperplate with determined strength, creating a print with a range of tone similar to watercolor.

— Peter Saenger, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021

Definition of copperplate

Noun

The letters from Mexico arrived on graph paper, in a tight cursive that the South African students had never seen before.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
The day after Morrison and the children assaulted her son, the boy’s mother walked into the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office to write out a report in neat, looping cursive.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026

Definition of cursive

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Despite the bravado of his flowing mullet and leopard print G-string, Pat is tragically ill-equipped for today’s rules of engagement.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
That includes a limited-time collection of teen and tween clothes, school supplies and accessories in pastel colors and floral prints from the women's lifestyle brand LoveShack Fancy.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of print

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Investigators collected handwriting samples from dozens of people, and all the individuals tested were excluded except for Patsy, whom examiners were unable to eliminate as the possible author.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
According to a Meta news release, the team explored hundreds of designs, from all-caps to literal handwriting.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of handwriting

Noun

In the first half of the 20th century, penmanship was often taught as a distinct subject in American elementary schools, where children could spend as much as 45 minutes a day on handwriting instruction and practice.

— Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Well-known for his penmanship of the Ferrari Enzo over 25 years ago, Japanese designer Ken Okuyama chose the glamorous surroundings of Monterey Car Week to unveil his latest—and perhaps most ambitious—creation, the Kode89.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of penmanship

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Crouch performs alongside a different second actor at every show, none of whom read or rehearse the script in advance.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
In a 2021 interview with Sheen Magazine, Wright revealed that the part had originally been written with Denzel Washington in mind, but a chance encounter with Townsend, who directed the film and co-wrote its script, changed the course of his career.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of script

Noun

Investigators, legal experts, journalists and others tied to the case contribute first-hand testimony throughout the documentary.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
The race to get Groq chips into customers' hands underscores the growing premium on low-latency inference, the speed that keeps AI agents feeling responsive, especially for coding tools.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

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