copperplate

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Recent Examples of copperplate 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 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 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
  • Still, teaching cursive in today’s schools is not necessarily simple.
    Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Some people at the time thought a person’s character could be evaluated based on the quality of their cursive.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Sprouse’s first collections in the mid-1980s made a major splash, melding graffiti prints, a playful ’60s aesthetic, and bright Day-Glo colors that won admirers such as Andy Warhol.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Schools should also consider whether independent reading is moving unnecessarily onto computers when children would benefit from sustained engagement with print.
    Katie Pace Miles, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Little is more magical than opening the mailbox and seeing the handwriting of a loved one.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
Noun
  • All Gauff could do was send the backhand return into the net, sealing Rybakina’s win.
    Lukas Weese, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Dunham is adapting the script with Jessica Huang, while Jepsen is writing the music and lyrics with Ethan Gruska.
    Jessica Barrett, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There will be no B-movie monsters wearing terrible prosthetics, no scripts full of non sequiturs, no glitchy graphics.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Copperplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copperplate. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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