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as in handwriting
the form or style of a particular person's writing
doctors are famous for their illegible penmanship
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as in calligraphy
writing done by hand
the students spend far more time honing their computer skills than they do improving their penmanship
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Recent Examples of penmanship
Mathurin, competitive as ever, wants to be the best at everything, even penmanship.
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Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Beautiful penmanship, without necessarily writing skills to match.
—Bob Mondello, NPR, 8 May 2025
Jeff Probst commented on this penmanship misdirection on the latest episode of his On Fire with Jeff Probst podcast.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Who doesn’t dream of making beeswax candles, topping naked cakes with berries and writing on labels with picture-perfect penmanship?
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Beautiful penmanship, without necessarily writing skills to match.
—Bob Mondello, NPR, 8 May 2025
Jeff Probst commented on this penmanship misdirection on the latest episode of his On Fire with Jeff Probst podcast.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Who doesn’t dream of making beeswax candles, topping naked cakes with berries and writing on labels with picture-perfect penmanship?
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penmanship
Noun
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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
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Simon managed to keep scribbling on his yellow legal pad but his handwriting, illegible on a good day, quickly deteriorated into nothing more than chicken scratch.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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My kindergarten classmates tended to gravitate towards calligraphy, swimming, ballet and English conversation classes, but I would rather be caught dead than do anything that involved ‘learning together’.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to her, calligraphy is a great fall hobby for the hardworking Capricorn.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Penmanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penmanship. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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