as in handwriting
writing done by hand
she specializes in scrollwork with beautiful calligraphy
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Recent Examples of calligraphy
Additionally, a Persian calligraphy demonstration and a marketplace will be part of the event.
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Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
This holiday celebration, returning to NorthPark Center for the eighth year, will feature lion and dragon dances, special crafts and activities, book giveaways, a mini ponies meet-and-greet, Chinese calligraphy lessons, a musical performance, and more.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The family-friendly event will feature a traditional lion dance, a kung fu demonstration by the Golden Leopard Martial Arts Center, interactive cultural stations like dumpling-making, calligraphy bookmarks, lantern and opera mask crafts, zodiac activities, chopstick lessons and more.
—Ashley Opina, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
There will be activities for kids and a calligraphy station.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
This holiday celebration, returning to NorthPark Center for the eighth year, will feature lion and dragon dances, special crafts and activities, book giveaways, a mini ponies meet-and-greet, Chinese calligraphy lessons, a musical performance, and more.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The family-friendly event will feature a traditional lion dance, a kung fu demonstration by the Golden Leopard Martial Arts Center, interactive cultural stations like dumpling-making, calligraphy bookmarks, lantern and opera mask crafts, zodiac activities, chopstick lessons and more.
—Ashley Opina, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
There will be activities for kids and a calligraphy station.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calligraphy
handwriting
Noun
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The fake medical prescriptions were legible, but the handwriting looked more like the output of an iPad stylus than a pen on paper.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Somewhere in these stacks is a working dossier of Étienne Charavay, the handwriting expert whose analysis gave technical credibility to the prosecution in the Dreyfus Affair.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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“Calligraphy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calligraphy. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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