as in handwriting
a type of writing in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other
He writes in cursive when he takes notes.
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Recent Examples of cursive
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Pennsylvania is now requiring all public and private schools to teach cursive, joining a growing number of states reversing course after many districts phased it out in favor of technology.
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Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Just as the latter’s elegant cursive lines eschewed legibility for pure, drunken expression, the former’s Auto-Tuned vocals form only the contours of words.
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James Gui,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Starting in third grade, students learn to read and write in cursive.
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Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Pennsylvania is now requiring all public and private schools to teach cursive, joining a growing number of states reversing course after many districts phased it out in favor of technology.
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Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Garnet Valley Elementary School Principal Susan Papson said the district originally phased out cursive writing in 2010.
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Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Just as the latter’s elegant cursive lines eschewed legibility for pure, drunken expression, the former’s Auto-Tuned vocals form only the contours of words.
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James Gui,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursive
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Between the many ceasefires, extensions and delays, the handwriting is on the wall.
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The study also did not account for the participants' use of medications, which could potentially impact both handwriting and brain function.
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Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.
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These employee-to-owner pipelines and apprenticeship-to-owner transitions marked informal forms of employee ownership.
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Featuring a classic Damask print, this three-piece quilt set will make any bedroom feel elegant and sophisticated.
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Some cards are original, one-of-a-kind artworks and others are limited-edition prints.
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From the Dallas Stadium, an unauthorized aircraft cannot come within three nautical miles or fly 3,000 feet ground-to-air.
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But these centers often have little to no medical staff, which means ultrasound offerings could violate laws against the unauthorized practice of medicine or false advertising.
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Miller got a fly ball out that moved the automatic runner to third base and then a strikeout before a single by Wyatt Langford brought in a run.
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The youngest of five siblings, she was born just one month after the country rescinded automatic birthright citizenship.
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First, bringing tried-and-true basics allows for spontaneous styling, rather than trying to plan every outfit ahead of time.
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The spontaneous pregnancy was so rare that even some medical professionals struggled to explain its odds.
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Your 11th House of Friends tilts against routines as the instinctive Moon forms a quincunx to passionate Mars in your 6th House of Work.
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To be a nation founded on an ideal makes our love of country a more vital force than any instinctive pieties of blood and soil.
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Seems impulsive … Carter wants to be a cop?
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So buying Chanel’s $72 skin tint was not an impulsive decision.
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“Cursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursive. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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