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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
Alexander was the first person to introduce orange wine to King, and the script on the bottle is in his handwriting.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 22 Aug. 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
At Mercy Housing, Alma Watson, 63, flipped through the pages of her workbook, filled with lines of her cursive handwriting.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Well, a piece of his handwriting, at any rate.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 22 Aug. 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
At Mercy Housing, Alma Watson, 63, flipped through the pages of her workbook, filled with lines of her cursive handwriting.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Well, a piece of his handwriting, at any rate.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 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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Affluent area residents and Kyoto aristocratic families supported arts following classical traditions, funding Kōetsu’s production of ceramics, calligraphy, and lacquerware.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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When Meghan presents Smyth with a travel bag featuring her calligraphy, the chef recalls Meghan lending her artistic touch to the wedding menus.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Later seeing the couple hand-in-hand at the 2025 Emmys was the highlight of my Sunday evening.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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An anime about a teenager avenging the deaths of his family at the hands of hordes of carnivorous demons wouldn’t usually be the sort of film which would be met with unanimous praise from critics.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Before the Italy match, Wiegman brought into the dressing room a small wash bag, with the phrase ‘B****es get s*** done’ written on the side in glittery, Barbie-style lettering.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Porsche brand logo as lettering can be seen on the rear of a vehicle from the sports car manufacturer Porsche in Munich (Bavaria) on April 6, 2025.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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But in 2025, that script is breaking down.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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And it was appreciated that Redford was concentrating on the script and the actors and directing with stylistic restraint and professional anonymity.—
Stephen Galloway,
HollywoodReporter,
16 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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Cursive penmanship has been kicked to the curb in the past two decades by technology that favors keyboards over paper and pen.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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So why not e-bikes with some signature Portland flavor stirred in?—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The brand’s signature protein-repairing peptide simultaneously takes a journey into the individual hair shaft to repair any damage, helping tackle a lack of volume on a long-term basis.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nancy Mitford, an outspoken Socialist, wrote bestselling biographies and comic novels, most famously The Pursuit of Love, which has never been out of print.—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The song sold over 3 million copies and remains in print today.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Handwriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handwriting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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