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Recent Examples of typewriting
Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
That's clearly not going to happen, though, because Jughead's not leaving Betty or his typewriting spot at Pop's.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 May 2018
The first professional typewriting contest was held in Cincinnati July 25, 1888, in which our own Louis Traub was bested by touch-typer Frank E. McGurrin.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2012
Noun
Contests in commercial work will be conducted at the high school April 12, in beginning typewriting, advance typewriting and shorthand for schools in this district.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
That's clearly not going to happen, though, because Jughead's not leaving Betty or his typewriting spot at Pop's.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 May 2018
The first professional typewriting contest was held in Cincinnati July 25, 1888, in which our own Louis Traub was bested by touch-typer Frank E. McGurrin.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for typewriting
Verb
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Exposure Is Not Enough In the Reddit thread, commenters pointed to a decline in typing proficiency and basic troubleshooting skills as evidence that something has changed.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology (Fraunhofer) have reportedly developed a novel 3D-printing process for critical rocket components.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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That isn’t always easy to do, especially as other automakers try printing money by making old cars new again.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Whether that means rewriting a love ballad in a couple of days or suiting up in a onesie for a press event on the other side of the world, the commitment never wavers.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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The team had brought on an old compatriot from EA as well as some AI specialists who were rewriting all of Proxi’s code.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Typewriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typewriting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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