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noun

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as in calligraphy

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verb

present participle of letter
as in printing

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Recent Examples of lettering
Noun
Housed inside a bright-red Pollard train car originally built in 1927 (the yellow lettering announcing Ladies Invited certainly hints at a past century), the Palace Diner is located in Biddeford, just 20 miles from Portland. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026 Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered the removal of the iconic yellow lettering following pressure from the White House and the threat of congressional legislation. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026 Workers removed the lettering overnight into the following morning, hours after the federal court's original deadline, and covered the center's sign with a tarpaulin. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 24 June 2026 Kitschy Signs and Welcome Mats JoAnna Baum, the founder of JoAnna Baum Interiors, considers large welcome signs on the front porch to be tacky, particularly those that feature vertical lettering. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lettering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettering
  1. calligraphy
  2. printing
  3. handwriting
  4. inking
  5. manuscript
  6. writing
  7. penmanship
  8. penning
Noun
  • The collection includes examples of calligraphy, painting, ceramics, metal- and stonework.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
  • Guests can also join Tibetan-style painting sessions lasting from half a day to seven days, or take a two- to three-hour introductory class in Tibetan calligraphy.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of calligraphy
Verb
  • Another challenge came from the nature of 3D printing itself.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
  • He’s pivoted nicely from relying on Aemond and Vhagar to a plan that involves sowing chaos and propping up a challenger by, among other things, printing new money with the challenger’s face on it.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of printing
Noun
  • The commission held a hearing last week to weigh the claims in Gilnack’s objection, hearing testimony from a forensic document examiner and a handwriting expert.
    — A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Apple’s Scribble feature (which converts handwriting to text) works seamlessly with Procreate.
    — Shelby Putnam Tupper, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of handwriting
Verb
  • Amazon Prime Video is stepping up its presence on hockey’s home ice in Canada, inking a 12-year deal for exclusive Wednesday night NHL broadcasts.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Pierce, meanwhile, has not practiced since inking his new deal.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of inking
Noun
  • At one point, Sartre left his voluminous manuscript— hundreds of handwritten pages—on a windowsill, where it was caught by the wind and scattered about the room.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • Between viewing historic manuscripts, sampling Burmese tea leaf salad, and attending Tibetan Buddhist lectures, Bloomington is one of the best small towns in the Midwest, in my humble opinion.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of manuscript
Verb
  • Viterbi started writing the play in San Diego, and then COVID hit.
    — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
  • Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of writing
Noun
  • But while in his penmanship, the recipe still has her hands all over it.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Many pointed to an episode from the month prior, where a response from contestant Sadie Goldberger was not accepted because of her penmanship.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of penmanship
Verb
  • In addition to writing and acting on the series, Oddie wrote all the music including co-penning the show’s theme song.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 July 2026
  • Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is penning the screenplay.
    — Zack Sharf for Variety, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
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