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typewriting

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verb

present participle of typewrite

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of typewriting
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
  • But because so much of modern life happens in front of us — sitting, driving, typing — these muscles often become underused and weak.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Tuberculosis ravaged his body, and typing thousands of words a day only weakened him further.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Green uses historical photographic methods—albumen and lumen printing—to produce soft, tactile images.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Logic and his team did just that, setting up the film’s VOD release and printing a run of Blu-rays without any outside help.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, Edge is not a full PDF editor for rewriting text or rearranging pages.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Game Engines Change the Game For these storytellers, real-time technology is rewriting the grammar of animation.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But many of the available tools are focused on reducing administrative burden by transcribing clinical visits, drafting notes and formulating appeal letters.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But voicemails also have a blue dot next to the red phone number or name (along with text summarizing or transcribing the voicemail underneath if those settings are active).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Typewriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typewriting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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