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
And while other companies began to digitize operations, Samyang’s employees did their books in longhand.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Like his eerie adult stories of revenge and comeuppance, his children’s books required many drafts, scribbled longhand on yellow legal pads.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
Unplug for the afternoon and write some good, old-fashioned longhand letters.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 7 Oct. 2022
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Like his eerie adult stories of revenge and comeuppance, his children’s books required many drafts, scribbled longhand on yellow legal pads.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
Unplug for the afternoon and write some good, old-fashioned longhand letters.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 7 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for longhand
Noun
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Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy: Discover the timeless art of Arabic calligraphy through the artistic practice of handwriting based on Arabic alphabet.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the white space below the image, their names are marked down in pink ink with his sister’s handwriting.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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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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The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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My father was one of the few able to get a manuscript between covers, the 1969 best seller Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto.—
Philip J. Deloria,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Longhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longhand. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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