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Recent Examples of lettering
Greta Cross, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Every detail feels purposeful, from the strong contrasts to the lettering choices.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The awning is made from a circular test tarp, while the signage reused lettering and wayfinders from Freitag’s factory in Oerlikon.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
Those little flourishes can make the lettering harder to read, says Kristen Shinohara, who leads the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
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The gray 1947 Chrysler New Yorker displays two 5-foot fiberglass flames, a 17-inch flint wheel and 24-karat gold lettering on the side.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Every detail feels purposeful, from the strong contrasts to the lettering choices.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The awning is made from a circular test tarp, while the signage reused lettering and wayfinders from Freitag’s factory in Oerlikon.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
Those little flourishes can make the lettering harder to read, says Kristen Shinohara, who leads the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettering
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Enjoy lion dances, traditional music, acrobatics, local talent including K-Pop and folk performances, street food, a car exhibit, workshops including calligraphy, tea ceremony and creating decorations.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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There, the tea ceremony was both a contemplative act and an occasion to display Chinese calligraphy, paintings and ceramics.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Trib Total Media President and CEO Jennifer Bertetto announced Wednesday that the company will begin printing a weekend edition that's focused on the city of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County beginning May 9.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Perez-Lugones, who held a top secret security clearance, is accused of printing classified and sensitive reports at work.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.—
Karina Elwood,
Washington Post,
3 Jan. 2026
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This is also not the voice that was oblivious to what the newspapers and the magazines of the time said about her, or the letters in handwriting that meandered like tendrils on a vine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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Nine-time Emmy nominee Issa Rae is the latest talent creator to be signed by the David Ellison-run Paramount, inking a three-year first-look film and TV production deal.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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The timing was slightly odd since this was Morrissey’s first concert since inking a deal with Warner/Sire for the release of Make-Up Is a Lie.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2026
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The project is the result of over four years of preparation and brings together over 140 works of art, including paintings, drawings, manuscripts, and sculptures from leading institutions such as the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Vatican Museums, among others.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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That manuscript dates from around 1519, just after the Spanish touched down in Mexico.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Born to a long line of musicians and entertainers (their great-grandparents were vaudevillians), Gunnar and Matt started writing music at age 6, shooting to fame in their own right after launching hard rock duo Nelson in the early 1980s.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Billy Bob Thornton and Ariana Greenblatt are set to star in Somedays, a feature film that Brian Klugman is writing and directing.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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These handwritten letters, which lend a quaint quality to the storytelling, are a delightful throwback to an era when penmanship was celebrated.—
Shruti Mutalik,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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The boy had an army of private tutors, for Latin, Italian, French, Yiddish, Hebrew, English, ancient philosophy, history, geography, drawing, penmanship, and music.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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The partnership aims to leverage Panorama’s distribution network and production expertise with Pauly’s star power and script selection abilities.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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The script detects the operating system and browser.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Lettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettering. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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