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
Danielle Jennings, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
In handwritten cursive, a Russian immigrant named Marina wrote out the story of the day U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents took away her 1-year-old baby while she was being held in a detention facility in southern California.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Today the hotel is run by the global luxury hotel group Dorchester Collection, and the famous cursive sign, whose font was created by architect Paul Revere Williams, one of the few Black architects at the time in L.A., still greets guests upon arrival.
—Mary Holland, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The majority of the handwritten documents that need transcribing are from the Revolutionary War when writing in cursive was the standard form of penmanship, the outlet said.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
In handwritten cursive, a Russian immigrant named Marina wrote out the story of the day U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents took away her 1-year-old baby while she was being held in a detention facility in southern California.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
That led to a pushback and today at least 14 states require that cursive handwriting be taught, including California in 2023.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Today the hotel is run by the global luxury hotel group Dorchester Collection, and the famous cursive sign, whose font was created by architect Paul Revere Williams, one of the few Black architects at the time in L.A., still greets guests upon arrival.
—Mary Holland, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursive
Noun
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The feature film ideas again have the same handwriting with humor and satire, but are contemporary again.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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South Carolina prosecutors want to test the handwriting of a man suspected of murdering his brother, after finding a note resembling a to-do list with instructions such as burning evidence and removing surveillance camera footage.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Not in a classroom with a lecture but sitting on your couch with your family, eating some popcorn, getting this informal education, and hopefully planting a seed that, hey, Black women do this type of science.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, many women around the world are still struggling to find work, with many holding precarious jobs or forced to hustle in the informal economy just to get by.—
Meera Senthilingam,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On the other hand, with the print industry declining and rivals more heavily relying on ink and services to stay afloat, there is incentive for Brother to push people to proprietary cartridges.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
5 Mar. 2025
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Wong and Gillies noted that from initial sketches to CAD designs to initial prototyping of titanium samples and platinum prints took a year and a half.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But could unauthorized immigration hurt salaries in Idaho? Probably not, according to a February 2024 University of Idaho report examining the state’s economy and immigrants who do not have permanent legal status.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Mar. 2025
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Last month, Lightfoot said the village’s credit cards were used for unauthorized projects, WGN-TV reported.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In one report broadcast on Israel’s Channel 12, Israeli soldiers can be seen working hand in hand with Syrian villagers to collect boxes of artillery rounds, automatic weapons, grenade launchers and other armaments.—
Uriel Heilman,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The settlement applies to consumers who enrolled in a Streamlabs Pro automatic renewal subscription after adding a GIF or effect to their donation and were then billed a monthly fee for the subscription between March 3, 2018, and May 17, 2022.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Creates opportunities for mentorship and career development through spontaneous interactions.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those days of spontaneous travel and memorable experiences don't have to be over.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This behavior is an instinctive extension of the in-utero environment where constant proximity to the mother provided warmth, security and the steady rhythm of her heartbeat.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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With a guy that height who can move like that and is that instinctive, with those type of ball skills, those guys don’t come around every year.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The United States under the chaotic, impulsive leadership of President Donald Trump is abandoning its longstanding alliances with fellow democracies in favor of, at best, strategic ambivalence.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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These are not the actions of a responsible superpower, but rather the impulsive demands of a declining hegemon that has lost its way.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Cursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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