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Recent Examples of lettering
Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Underneath her blazer, the Oscar winner wore a white t-shirt with the title of her new movie Babygirl written in light pink lettering.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The sign is far more vibrant, and operators can change the colors of the lettering.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
My husband, Dave, still wears the shirt with his workplace nickname – The Spam King – printed in the iconic Spam lettering, nestled in the yellow goo from the can.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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On the floor of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader, stood on Thursday next to an easel affixed with a deep red and black poster board that declared it the #REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN in block white lettering.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Underneath her blazer, the Oscar winner wore a white t-shirt with the title of her new movie Babygirl written in light pink lettering.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The sign is far more vibrant, and operators can change the colors of the lettering.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
My husband, Dave, still wears the shirt with his workplace nickname – The Spam King – printed in the iconic Spam lettering, nestled in the yellow goo from the can.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettering
Noun
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To save further, address the invitations yourself and reduce calligraphy costs.—
Virginia Van Zanten,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2025
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The museum’s permanent and open collection features historical and everyday objects that hold symbolic meaning in Sufism and are significant in terms of provenance and craftsmanship, including sculpture, musical instruments, textiles, calligraphy, manuscripts, and ceramic and mirror mosaics.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
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Much of that reasoning is attributed to the rise in using computers instead of handwriting documents, as well as the frequent use of text messaging, according to the organization.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The team’s research takes them around the U.K. and beyond, into homes, museums and laboratories, and to the places where the artists worked, to engage with conservators, scientists, handwriting experts, archivists and others.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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No original Schoenberg manuscripts were destroyed in the fire.—
Javier C. Hernández,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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As technology improves and allows better reading of the manuscript, scholars continue to debate the content of the document and how the fragments should be put together in the hopes of gaining even more insight into Hellenic religion and philosophy of the time.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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He's been writing about the NBA since 2009 on a variety of websites.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Peter Ferry was passionately an author and teacher, inspiring decades of students in his English and writing classes at Lake Forest High School, a youthful crowd of many thousands that included such later famous people as actor Vince Vaughn and author Dave Eggers.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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Though cursive instruction was once standard, today’s educators and lawmakers are divided: Should schools emphasize penmanship or keyboard skills?—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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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
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Based on a true story, the script was written by Lynch’s frequent producer and editor Mary Sweeney, along with her childhood friend John Roach.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
19 Jan. 2025
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Both losses followed a similar script, with All-NBA Defensive First Team candidate Dyson Daniels wreaking havoc at the point of attack.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Lettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettering. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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