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as in hands
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 calligraphies
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 Synonyms for handwritings
Noun
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That doesn’t mean Cleveland will place the basketball in Hunter’s hands and tell him to go.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Separate the plant by gently pulling the roots apart with your hands, cutting them apart with a clean sharp knife, or placing two garden forks back to back in the clump’s center to pull it apart.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the time of his grandson, John Cotton, a printed catalogue of the manuscripts in the collection was published.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the case of romance, professional associations such as Romance Writers of America, founded in 1980, brought writers with unsold manuscripts into contact with titans of the genre.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Plans aren’t finalized — a petition circulating among lawmakers still needs the signatures of two-thirds of members in the House and Senate — but momentum is firmly on the side of reconvening in Topeka next month.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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Several major media outlets have refused to sign on to the terms of the Pentagon’s new restrictive press policy, with the department threatening to take press passes by Wednesday without signatures.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Elordi treated excited fans to selfies and autographs until the very last second, and del Toro spent much time doing the same to the delight of his fans.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Spots are sold to participants and those spots include specific teams, players or type of card that can include autographs.—
Mark Billingsley,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Handwritings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handwritings. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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