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
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 July 2025
These are in cursive – kids, ask your nana to translate – and include details like home address and make of car.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
To handwrite letters or spell words in print or cursive, students need to commit multiple aspects of each letter to memory.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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Noun
The post contained gorgeous photos of the little one wrapped in a white blanket with a bow bearing her name in cursive letters.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 July 2025
These are in cursive – kids, ask your nana to translate – and include details like home address and make of car.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Adjective
The personalized dish is made from ceramic and is designed with the school logo of your choice, a name written in cursive, and the graduating class year.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
To handwrite letters or spell words in print or cursive, students need to commit multiple aspects of each letter to memory.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursive
Noun
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Recent research using brain imaging has revealed that handwriting activates a broader network of the brain—including areas associated with memory, motor control, and language—than typing does.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But by 2016, stickers replaced handwriting as mobile ordering grew more popular, and the practice completely disappeared in 2020 with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Protesters signaled their support for Karki through an informal vote on the messaging app Discord.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bolsonaro's presidency was marked by intense skepticism about the pandemic and vaccines and his embrace of informal mining and land-clearing for cattle grazing, pushing deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest to record highs.—
Ricardo Brito,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nancy Mitford, an outspoken Socialist, wrote bestselling biographies and comic novels, most famously The Pursuit of Love, which has never been out of print.—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The song sold over 3 million copies and remains in print today.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The elder Hendrix sued Branton in 1993, claiming that the business had been mismanaged and that the attorney conducted unauthorized transactions.—
Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This rampant, unauthorized AI use degrades the educational experience of individual students who overly rely on the technology and those who wish to avoid using it.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But those ninth innings had started to become less automatic, and Counsell trusts relievers such as Brad Keller (Friday’s eighth-inning guy) and Andrew Kittredge (Friday’s closer) in just about any situation.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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That includes supporting a ban on semiautomatic automatic weapons and high capacity magazines.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mid-century collective behavior theories considered social movements to be nonrational, spontaneous events occurring during moments of social and cultural breakdown.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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This bill would entrench West Oakland and many other neighborhoods across the state as sacrifice zones, forcing us to deal with toxic chemicals and spontaneous fires for the sake of corporate profits.—
Brian Beveridge,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Each motion of his swing, once dissected, felt mechanical rather than instinctive.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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When role demands match instinctive strengths, work feels like swimming with the current instead of against it.—
Carrie Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bold steps need calculated moves, not impulsive reactions.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ari is a rich kid from New York, who is an impulsive motormouth desperate for Sam’s affection.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Cursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursive. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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