LETTERING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of lettering

as in calligraphy

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verb

present participle of letter

as in printing

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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

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Noun

Each strand is like a beautiful clump of calligraphy all tangled up in itself, as captivating and lonely as any earthwork.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Moreover, the scribes were not content with just writing; ideally, the text should be rendered in beautiful calligraphy and adorned with symbols or images, crafted by monks skilled in this art.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of calligraphy

Verb

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
Berkett, who's a wedding photographer, says couples are printing real-world photo albums.

— Alina Selyukh, NPR, 18 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

In 2015, Clear Secure expanded to provide faster and more secure entry for stadiums, inking initial deals with the Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies and New York Yankees .

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Because cap space around the NBA has dried up, Watson’s best chance to get paid is via sign-and-trade, inking a new contract with the Nuggets, who would then simultaneously flip him to his new team.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of inking

Verb

Arriving at their new studio, Nacksving in Gothenburg, with almost no material prepared, Åkerfeldt committed to writing his songs the night before each recording session, a process which—big surprise—backfired immediately.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
In 2024, Deadline reported Adele Lim was attached to direct the third installment of The Princess Diaries saga with Flora Greeson writing the screenplay.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 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

Produced through Rubicon Entertainment, the contemporary Southern noir Western was constructed incrementally, with Grubbs serving as director and lead actor and Joshua Ryan Dietz, Jeff Hoffman and Chris Sivertson penning the screenplay.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 July 2026
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is penning the screenplay.

— Zack Sharf for Variety, Robb Report, 30 June 2026

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