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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Not only that, but Katie Gaudreau’s veil featured custom messages in her brothers’ handwriting.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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In order to date the scrolls, the model analyzed each one's handwriting style.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Sultanahmet Square was the first of its kind to display both Turkish and Islamic works of art together and is well worth a visit, especially if you’re fascinated by calligraphy, tilework, and carpets.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Visitors will get the opportunity to dabble in traditional Japanese arts such as calligraphy and try on garb like kimonos and yukata.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
30 Apr. 2025
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The process of creating the book was hampered by a series of mishaps, including the traumatizing loss of manuscripts, Kennedy said.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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One typed his manuscripts; another became a novelist.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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“Longhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longhand. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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