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Recent Examples of typewriting
Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
That's clearly not going to happen, though, because Jughead's not leaving Betty or his typewriting spot at Pop's.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 May 2018
The first professional typewriting contest was held in Cincinnati July 25, 1888, in which our own Louis Traub was bested by touch-typer Frank E. McGurrin.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2012
Noun
Contests in commercial work will be conducted at the high school April 12, in beginning typewriting, advance typewriting and shorthand for schools in this district.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
That's clearly not going to happen, though, because Jughead's not leaving Betty or his typewriting spot at Pop's.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 May 2018
The first professional typewriting contest was held in Cincinnati July 25, 1888, in which our own Louis Traub was bested by touch-typer Frank E. McGurrin.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for typewriting
Verb
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The new public was hyperglossic, with its human subunits constantly typing and posting.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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Only later—once brand new industries, like typing and manning phones, demanded more skilled labor and political institutions shifted to meet that demand—did wages finally start to rise alongside productivity.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Participants will create a book using gel printing with handwritten Haiku poems.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Gannon voted in favor of printing the bill, with a caveat.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Tariffs have been his favorite tool for rewriting the rules of global commerce and applying international pressure.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
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Net-a-porter and Mr Porter veterans Heather Kaminetsky and Toby Bateman have assembled their teams, set their strategies and begun rewriting the sites’ music for a new generation, and for one-time fans who may have drifted away.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Typewriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typewriting. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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