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Recent Examples of copperplate
For this work, the artist used a scraper on copperplate with determined strength, creating a print with a range of tone similar to watercolor.
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Peter Saenger, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021
Those include open studio time every Monday afternoon, as well as copperplate etching with a master printmaker; monotype etching classes; drawing from the south; oil and watercolor painting classes; and Leonardo's Legacy classes.
—Sheila D. Grissett, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2021
The resulting copperplate is dated July 4, 1823.
—Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020
Small wooden doors with the owners’ names painted in copperplate.
—Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2018
In Rothenburg, Germany, appreciate the printmakers selling etchings made with the same copperplate techniques that artist Albrecht Duerer used 500 years ago.
—Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 25 July 2017
Peter Saenger, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021
Those include open studio time every Monday afternoon, as well as copperplate etching with a master printmaker; monotype etching classes; drawing from the south; oil and watercolor painting classes; and Leonardo's Legacy classes.
—Sheila D. Grissett, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2021
The resulting copperplate is dated July 4, 1823.
—Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020
Small wooden doors with the owners’ names painted in copperplate.
—Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2018
In Rothenburg, Germany, appreciate the printmakers selling etchings made with the same copperplate techniques that artist Albrecht Duerer used 500 years ago.
—Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 25 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copperplate
Noun
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In fact, many Gen Zers can’t even read cursive.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Write 500 words, in cursive, on how any of this might apply to you.—
Steve Lopez,
Mercury News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With thick buckle straps, multiple functional pockets, a wide-leg fit, and fun leopard print, this one-and-done outfit is the perfect complement to the neutral basics already in your wardrobe.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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In college, Cannon convinced his a cappella group to screen print on the company's blank shirts.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Simon managed to keep scribbling on his yellow legal pad but his handwriting, illegible on a good day, quickly deteriorated into nothing more than chicken scratch.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Specializing in forging the handwriting of Lord Byron, Major Byron was among the most prolific autograph forgers of the nineteenth century.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop lyricism, and his top-tier penmanship has powered a catalog of 17 solo albums.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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The company provided side-by-side comparisons of GPT-5’s penmanship versus GPT-4o for things like wedding toasts and poems.—
Alexandra Sternlicht,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Betts made a Gold Glove finalist-worthy play for the first out – ranging into the hole to make a backhand play then a jump throw to first.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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One backhand cracked down the line.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Onah penned the script with his Captain America collaborator Peter Glanz.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Regardless, what’s left is an undeniably skillful and often thrilling performance, wrapped in a clever script.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Copperplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copperplate. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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