handwritings

plural of handwriting
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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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  • California generally verifies the identities of mail voters through their signatures.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Simpler disclosures would replace a pile of documents (with lots of signatures and things to keep track of) with much less paper or pixels, thus simplifying and reducing the cost of transactions.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Handwritings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handwritings. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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