as in handwriting
writing done by hand my computer was down for most of the afternoon, so I wrote out my report in longhand

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Recent Examples of longhand Quentin Tarantino writes the first drafts of his screenplays longhand; Neal Stephenson wrote The Baroque Cycle, a series of eight books set in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with a fountain pen. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024 DeMille wrote all of his manuscripts in longhand, and 17 of his books have been bestsellers. CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024 And while other companies began to digitize operations, Samyang’s employees did their books in longhand. Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for longhand
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Noun
  • Storytelling through craftsmanship Montegrappa Montegrappa’s role is not simply to manufacture pens but to preserve handwriting as a contemporary art form.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Alexander was the first person to introduce orange wine to King, and the script on the bottle is in his handwriting.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Affluent area residents and Kyoto aristocratic families supported arts following classical traditions, funding Kōetsu’s production of ceramics, calligraphy, and lacquerware.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • When Meghan presents Smyth with a travel bag featuring her calligraphy, the chef recalls Meghan lending her artistic touch to the wedding menus.
    Erin Hill, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • The final edition, which Knopf has sent to the printers, includes a foreword that outlines the changes in Giuffre’s life since the manuscript was completed in the fall of 2024.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • His manuscripts are displayed in museums across the world, having attained an almost mythical status.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Longhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longhand. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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