as in handwriting
writing done by hand
beautiful, careful manuscript on the school's diplomas
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Recent Examples of manuscript
Then, the Bespoke Publishing Operations team gets the manuscripts ready to print, preparing the layout and design of the book, including internal art on chapter headers, font and maps.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Envelopes heavy with manuscripts arrived at the ground-floor entrance, piling up on the dining table by the window, which doubled as a slush pile for the independent poetry press Hanging Loose.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026
Because there is a real editor waiting for my manuscript, the book is not-yet-finished, rather than unfinished.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Nick is hired by a mafia don to confirm and then steal a priceless manuscript said to be Dante’s original Divine Comedy in his own hand, dragging Nick into an underworld he’s both repulsed by and complicit in.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Envelopes heavy with manuscripts arrived at the ground-floor entrance, piling up on the dining table by the window, which doubled as a slush pile for the independent poetry press Hanging Loose.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026
Because there is a real editor waiting for my manuscript, the book is not-yet-finished, rather than unfinished.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Nick is hired by a mafia don to confirm and then steal a priceless manuscript said to be Dante’s original Divine Comedy in his own hand, dragging Nick into an underworld he’s both repulsed by and complicit in.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manuscript
Noun
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Kenerson's after-school club is a local example of a nationwide trend — cursive handwriting is back in many classrooms across the country.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Imagine having to read the handwriting of young people so used to typing on devices.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Additionally, a Persian calligraphy demonstration and a marketplace will be part of the event.—
Anne Schrager,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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Elders get their hearing checked and play mahjongg and practice calligraphy in the shade of empty plazas.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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