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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
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 Longchamp Le Pliage Signature Travel Bag With bold, contrasting lettering that pops against the neutral canvas, the Le Pliage Signature Travel Bag makes a serious fashion statement in transit. — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 21 June 2026 As for its dark blue away jersey, that’s inspired by a traditional painting technique from capital city Buenos Aires — filete porteño — that’s used for ornamental design, combining brilliant, swirling colors with specific lettering styles. — Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 19 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
  • Kyoto calligraphy is often paired with tea ceremonies.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • As preschoolers dance, paint and play inside a Sunset Park daycare center, seniors sing traditional Chinese opera, exercise and practice calligraphy just one block away.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 May 2026
Definition of calligraphy
Verb
  • Their success reflects broader trends in the 3D-printing industry.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • However, despite the milestone, scientists are still a long way from printing fully functional replacement organs in orbit.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Definition of printing
Noun
  • My grandma developed beautiful handwriting as a right-hander.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026
  • Hurst hopes more context can be gleaned by further studies of the many other plaster scraps—which bear different handwriting from at least one other scribe—and by excavating more of the lost city.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Definition of handwriting
Verb
  • In inking with HeartRock, the firm will work with Graceffa to continue growing his platform and exploring new brand and business opportunities.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Besides inking Steinbach and Anderson, the Hornets also signed Coby White to the new deal that kept the North Carolina native from hitting the unrestricted free agent market.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of inking
Noun
  • DeVoto persuades an editor at Houghton Mifflin to offer them a contract; when Houghton Mifflin eventually rejects the manuscript, DeVoto gets Knopf interested.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Some of the manuscripts were never returned, while others were replaced with fakes.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of manuscript
Verb
  • Hart went into writing the ballad with that information, but the rest was up to him.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 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
  • Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is penning the screenplay.
    — Zack Sharf for Variety, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
  • The series was conceptualized by Victoria Holmes, one of many writers penning the novels under the pseudonym Erin Hunter for HarperCollins.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 June 2026
Definition of penning

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“Lettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettering. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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