as in handwriting
writing done by hand
she specializes in scrollwork with beautiful calligraphy
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Recent Examples of calligraphy
Remembering how a few crucial opportunities to work on calligraphy and design at a young age prepared him for his career in film, fashion, and painting, Yi Ming hopes to open similar doors for other young artists.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
The company is also expected to announce a new bidirectional Arabic and English keyboard, a virtual calligraphy pen for Apple Pencil users and a new system for syncing hotel Wi-Fi login details across devices.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
File photo of four-kanji character, taken on Dec. 22, 2020, as high school students pose following a calligraphy performance in Osaka.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
This includes etching images of skyscrapers from the region on the GPU and placing Arabic calligraphy on the exterior.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
The company is also expected to announce a new bidirectional Arabic and English keyboard, a virtual calligraphy pen for Apple Pencil users and a new system for syncing hotel Wi-Fi login details across devices.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
File photo of four-kanji character, taken on Dec. 22, 2020, as high school students pose following a calligraphy performance in Osaka.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
This includes etching images of skyscrapers from the region on the GPU and placing Arabic calligraphy on the exterior.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calligraphy
handwriting
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The class broke down into groups, each focusing on a different aspect of White’s story: For instance, one group attempted a handwriting analysis, while another searched for records of White during his enslavement in Maryland.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In other words, the historical record seems as illegible as my own prehistoric handwriting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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“Calligraphy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calligraphy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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