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
James Raia, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
For example, one of our clients, UK Power Network, is using agentic AI to read through documents of all varieties, including many that were written over 100 years ago, as well as many in cursive writing.
—Don Murray, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2025
In the future, learning to write without AI might feel like studying cursive—a quaint relic of a fast-fading past.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
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Noun
The Tonale name is beautifully centered across the tailgate in a hipster cursive font.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
For example, one of our clients, UK Power Network, is using agentic AI to read through documents of all varieties, including many that were written over 100 years ago, as well as many in cursive writing.
—Don Murray, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
In my late uncle’s cursive: The food of our ‘ohana was the ‘uala.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2025
In the future, learning to write without AI might feel like studying cursive—a quaint relic of a fast-fading past.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursive
Noun
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In a less literal approach, Jardini’s handwriting was present through nods to her personal archive of clothes and accessories.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The support for styluses like the Surface Slim Pen 2 on touch screens is robust, with incredibly good handwriting-to-text conversion and pressure sensitivity.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Long sought-after by fans, Electric Nebraska is the informal title of the album that Springsteen and the E Street Band recorded in 1982 from a collection of demos for his follow-up to The River.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2025
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Use just one to three large informal dahlias with smaller additions like spray roses, cosmos, eucalyptus, or larkspur.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Check out our latest digital and print subscription offers here.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Coming out of the pandemic, romance print-book sales more than doubled from 2020 to 2023.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In addition, reported unauthorized border crossing attempts have plummeted.—
Phillip Reese,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Munich airport was shut down this morning due to unauthorized drones in its airspace, and Putin joked about it in Sochi.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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How teams stack up in the race for automatic bids, first-round byes and staying on the right side of the bubble.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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De’Longhi Magnifica Evo Small and simple, the Magnifica is an automatic machine that can brew seven drinks, including espressos, cappuccinos, lattes, macchiatos, and iced coffee.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Weekday dinners, spontaneous hikes and running downhill with their dogs are all part of the routine.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Our results suggest that children are actually capable of spontaneous logical strategy discovery much earlier when circumstances require it.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That quiet, instinctive gesture of care — captured on video and later shared on TikTok — struck a chord with hundreds of thousands.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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At its core, the novel is a philosophical search for harmony in a world where our intellectual side expects rational order, whereas the instinctive natural world follows its own principles.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An impulsive move can backfire.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Woolf said that those with the condition may also be given antidepressants to treat low mood or mood stabilizers to manage manic symptoms, which can include elevated mood, impulsive behavior and sleep difficulties.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Cursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursive. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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