as in handwriting
writing done by hand
my computer was down for most of the afternoon, so I wrote out my report in longhand
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Recent Examples of longhand
Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
The final, one of Brown’s first in college, required him to write the formulas on paper longhand, rather than typing them in a cell on computer spreadsheet, which can serve as a guide for the data to be input.
—oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2021
Another team oversaw the registration of evacuees, writing their names in longhand in a ledger.
—James Verini, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2022
Very solid reporting by Brandon Keim Blind woman writing a novel longhand didn't know her pen had run out.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2012
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
The final, one of Brown’s first in college, required him to write the formulas on paper longhand, rather than typing them in a cell on computer spreadsheet, which can serve as a guide for the data to be input.
—oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2021
Another team oversaw the registration of evacuees, writing their names in longhand in a ledger.
—James Verini, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2022
Very solid reporting by Brandon Keim Blind woman writing a novel longhand didn't know her pen had run out.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for longhand
Noun
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With digital labeling, no one has to try to remember who is who in your pictures (or decipher your illegible handwriting scribbled on the back).—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me.—
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Festivities include lion and dragon dances, live music, Asian food, calligraphy art demonstration, Asian Story Theater and martial arts demonstrations.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Festivities include lion and dragon dances, live music, Asian food, a calligraphy art demonstration, an Asian Story Theater and martial arts demonstrations.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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All materials, manuscripts, materials, video clips, and articles are deemed to be the property of TIME.—
TIME for Kids,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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These writers are expected to read the manuscript and craft a pithy review that publishers will use in promotional material, plastering it on the book’s dust jacket and front and back covers.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Longhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longhand. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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