as in handwriting
a type of writing in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other
He writes in cursive when he takes notes.
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Recent Examples of cursive
Emma Banks, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
Another picture showed the group's names written in cursive in the sand.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Kulture also holds a place of honor on her father's face — Offset has her name spelled out in cursive font on his jawline.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The Invictus actor has since paid permanent tribute to all four daughters (and his wife) by getting their names tattooed in cursive on his right arm.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
Another picture showed the group's names written in cursive in the sand.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The sign is against a white background and has gold, cursive lettering.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Kulture also holds a place of honor on her father's face — Offset has her name spelled out in cursive font on his jawline.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursive
Noun
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Pages and pages filled with Katharine’s small, neat handwriting.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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Morales Reyes does not fluently speak or write in English, and a sample of his handwriting did not match, Milwaukee Police Detective Timothy Keller testified.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Anyone who survived the informal audition went on to meet judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Unlike the specialized literary magazine and its informal cousin, the literary blog, the general-interest newspaper has a kind of noble rapacity, an encyclopedic ambition to wrap its arms around the whole of the world.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And probably 80% of the revenues of the company were coming from print.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Two pairs of pumps, one covered in the same crocodile print as the boots, and one embossed in smooth black leather, are also included in the lineup.—
Tara Larson,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, both Ukrainian and Russian military bloggers reported that unauthorized Starlink satellite communications terminals in use by Russian forces had been disrupted or disconnected, following a public appeal by Kyiv to Starlink producer SpaceX and its owner Elon Musk.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Earn 1% cash back on all other purchases With Zero Liability you won't be held responsible for unauthorized charges made with your card or account information.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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State legislation under consideration would prohibit the sale of new handguns that are designed to be easily converted into fully automatic weapons.—
Cindy Camp,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2026
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Resort officials said the gondola stopped due to a mechanical alignment issue that triggered a safety sensor — bringing the lift to an automatic stop, Olympic Regional Development Authority and Gore Mountain said in a statement to Fox News Digital.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Of course, some of the best opportunities to experience the world's game will be unofficial and unplanned—from spontaneous pickup games to late-night football anthem sing-alongs.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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Scientists now think chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is an autoimmune disease, at least for most people.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There is, however, something hopeful about the current generation’s instinctive grasp of the significance of 2016.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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Yet their emergent/instinctive choices about when to engage AI and how much authority to give it produced fundamentally different collaboration dynamics.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Intuition without reflection can become impulsive.—
Malana VanTyler,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Midmonth, your dreams will demand discipline, but by late February, impatience will spark impulsive moves that could ripple through your finances and alliances.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Cursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursive. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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