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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
Jeff Probst commented on this penmanship misdirection on the latest episode of his On Fire with Jeff Probst podcast.
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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
Inspired by her penmanship, the Crayola crayons came in handy as people sketched absentmindedly on paper surfaces throughout the meal.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
The book appears to have all of its original pages, which are covered with tidy penmanship.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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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
Inspired by her penmanship, the Crayola crayons came in handy as people sketched absentmindedly on paper surfaces throughout the meal.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
The book appears to have all of its original pages, which are covered with tidy penmanship.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penmanship
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The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Leavitt said that the White House would support having a professional handwriting expert review the signature.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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As sociologist Mustapha Hashim Kurfi writes, in Hausa communities of northern Nigeria, calligraphy is deeply valued both as part of Islamic scholarship and as gorgeous embellishment for everything from building walls to horse blankets.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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Finally, people seem drawn to the minimalist aesthetics associated with chanoyu, which have echoes in other Japanese practices such as dry rock gardening and calligraphy.—
Rebecca Corbett,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Penmanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penmanship. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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