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as in scribble
the form or style of a particular person's writing
she immediately recognized the handwriting on the envelope as that of her old college roommate
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as in calligraphy
writing done by hand
the columnist laments the decline of fine handwriting, as so few people write letters by hand anymore
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Recent Examples of handwriting
Luscombe suggests retaining all those envelopes with your mother’s handwriting.
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Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The handwriting on the card and the envelope seemed to be from two different people, which the OP found strange.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
The art was inspired by a childhood obsession with handwriting.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
Aside from making gifts, Markle adds intentional touches to her events by handwriting menus and food labels.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
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Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The handwriting on the card and the envelope seemed to be from two different people, which the OP found strange.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
The art was inspired by a childhood obsession with handwriting.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
Aside from making gifts, Markle adds intentional touches to her events by handwriting menus and food labels.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handwriting
Noun
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Researchers at the University of Oxford recently set out to read some of Tennyson’s indecipherable scribbles using advanced imaging techniques.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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But, in the background, a caustic Shauna scribbles her own tale in her journal.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Chef and restaurateur Ramon Velazquez stops by, and Meghan makes individual margaritas for each of her girlfriends based on their individual palette, labeling each in her famous calligraphy.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Art therapy workshops harness the power of painting, pottery, or calligraphy to reduce anxiety and promote introspection in a glass-walled greenhouse.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
31 Jan. 2025
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Famously owned by the actor and musician for almost a decade until 2001, when the place traded hands for around $2.2 million, records show the property was last sold to politician Justin Aguilera and his beauty entrepreneur wife Candace in 2020 for nearly $3 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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And it can be used in two different ways: For gradual color, pump two to three drops into your daily moisturizer; for maximum color, dispense a small amount into the palm of your hand and spread evenly across your face.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Just with gold lettering adorning their World Series championship jerseys.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Signs standing 7 feet tall in the middle of walkways feature all-caps lettering in yellows and reds.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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Your Elliott is stretching in particular ways or doing dip; how much of that was in the script?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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Creatio supports automation via Processes, premade collections of actions for tasks such as building product recommendation lists, creating scripts for various interactions, and generating product descriptions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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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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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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During her years on the show, she became known as a shade queen who liked to twirl (her signature move and catchphrase).—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Altra Lone Peak 9s were extremely comfortable out of the box and offered ample cushioning with the brand's signature Altra Ego foam midsoles, which are lighter in weight for enhanced flexibility and responsiveness.—
Robin Raven,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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The soft leather looks best when done up in a snake print, as far as we’re concerned, which will instantly grant your off-duty stylings more oomph.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie has earned nearly $8.7 million domestically and $2.2 million internationally for a worldwide domestic tally of $10.9 million to date against a $15 million production budget before prints and advertising costs, according to The Numbers.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Handwriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handwriting. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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