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as in scribble
the form or style of a particular person's writing
she immediately recognized the handwriting on the envelope as that of her old college roommate
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as in calligraphy
writing done by hand
the columnist laments the decline of fine handwriting, as so few people write letters by hand anymore
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Recent Examples of handwriting
Users will be able to record videos, as well as send messages via voice or physically using handwriting gestures on their knee, Cox said.
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Jaures Yip, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Leavitt said that the White House would support having a professional handwriting expert review the signature.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Langley customized the suit with beads and embroidery in the style of her grandmother's handwriting.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jaures Yip, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Leavitt said that the White House would support having a professional handwriting expert review the signature.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Langley customized the suit with beads and embroidery in the style of her grandmother's handwriting.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handwriting
Noun
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The Motown Philly, a Detroit-style take on the Philly cheesesteak, features hunks of shredded beef, peppers, onions and mushrooms; and the Pear Necessities consists of a sweet-savory medley of juicy pears, spinach leaves, smoky bacon, and feta, topped off with a scribble of honey.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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The script is way more confident when Gunn gets to scribble in the margins, whisking in Milly Alcock’s party-hardy Supergirl for a fast and fun cameo.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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According to her, calligraphy is a great fall hobby for the hardworking Capricorn.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
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Renowned for its exquisite illustrations and calligraphy, The Book of Kells has long been believed to have originated on the island of Iona in the Scottish Hebrides, before moving to Ireland in the 9th century.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Canales could have been conservative and had Young hand the ball to Dowdle again on third down.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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On one hand, companies like Upwork and Fiverr have suffered as generative AI has disrupted simple contract jobs like copyediting and translation.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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The post featured a deep purple background and white lettering.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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One of them was scrawled in orange lettering across a mirror.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Michael Finch wrote the script for the remake.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The result is a book full of practical strategies, scripts, and relatable anecdotes.—
Stav Ziv,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 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
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But while in his penmanship, the recipe still has her hands all over it.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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The group is still trying to collect enough signatures to see their proposal appear on the ballot in November 2026.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some models suggest that K2-18b is a hycean world — an ocean planet with a thick atmosphere of hydrogen — and the signature of dimethyl sulfide was detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Handwriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handwriting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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