as in handwriting
writing done by hand
beautiful, careful manuscript on the school's diplomas
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Recent Examples of manuscript
Eilert is soon drunk and distraught over seemingly losing his manuscript, and Hedda tells her ex-lover to kill himself.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The artifact, believed to be made of either rock crystal or glass, was used to help scholars magnify the words of medieval manuscripts.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Thea has helped the object of her affection finish a manuscript that, once published, will assure this author both literary glory and a spot at the university.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Ibsen’s play takes place in George and Hedda’s front room over a two-day period, and the only nighttime debauchery happens offstage at one of Judge Brack’s bachelor parties, which spirals out of control when Lovborg gets into a fight at a brothel and loses his manuscript on the walk back to town.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The artifact, believed to be made of either rock crystal or glass, was used to help scholars magnify the words of medieval manuscripts.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Thea has helped the object of her affection finish a manuscript that, once published, will assure this author both literary glory and a spot at the university.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Ibsen’s play takes place in George and Hedda’s front room over a two-day period, and the only nighttime debauchery happens offstage at one of Judge Brack’s bachelor parties, which spirals out of control when Lovborg gets into a fight at a brothel and loses his manuscript on the walk back to town.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manuscript
Noun
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Despite water inside the bottle, the letters' handwriting remained legible.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Underpinning the experience is NOTE OS, which integrates recording, transcription, handwriting, text editing, and AI tools into a single workspace.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After his mother’s death, he was sent to study Urdu and Islamic calligraphy at his grandfather’s madrassa in Sidhpur, Gujarat.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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On the sidelines of the runway shows were launch events including a late-night dinner at Carbone that eyewear retailer Eyewa hosted to launch its collaboration with eL Seed, a French Tunisian calligraphy artist and muralist.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Manuscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manuscript. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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