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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Luscombe suggests retaining all those envelopes with your mother’s handwriting.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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Meghan wrote to Hirsh in her signature calligraphy, showing off the skill she's honed since working as a calligrapher while an auditioning actor.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Her grandmother taught tea ceremonies, and her grandfather taught calligraphy.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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But as the stories were translated into English, the value of such manuscripts fell.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Since roughly 75,000 of the 10 million medieval manuscripts have survived to modern times, the researchers posit that around 8,000 manuscripts copied by women are still in existence.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Longhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longhand. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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