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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
  • In the next few years, the study says workers will be talking to their phones or laptops, instead of typing, thanks to the explosion of AI.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Keep in mind, these are not randos typing away in their parents’ basements.
    Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of printing at one central site and shipping to multiple locations, USA TODAY was transmitted via satellite to multiple print sites across the country.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Soon Dempsey turned his talent into a moneymaking endeavor, printing up business cards to get work.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Almost two decades later, the former First Lady is rewriting the narrative in her own words.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In South Los Angeles, where chronic absenteeism once seemed like an unsolvable problem, educator and innovator Amen Rahh—known simply as Principal Rahh—is rewriting the narrative.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Typewriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typewriting. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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