as in handwriting
writing done by hand
beautiful, careful manuscript on the school's diplomas
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Recent Examples of manuscript
Whereas traditional peer review involves critical evaluation of a manuscript, reproducibility also opens the door to evaluating the underlying data and methods.
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Richard Ball, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
One of the most revealing discoveries by law enforcement was a manuscript entitled Points of Origin, a novel Orr wrote with moments mirroring the real-life fires with uncanny specificity.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
Objects on view include manuscripts of Austen’s works, nearly a third of her remaining letters, her gold and turquoise ring (once owned by pop singer Kelly Clarkson) and modern artistic interpretations of her work.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Scholars thought the roughly 1,000 manuscripts, written mostly on parchment and papyrus, ranged from the third century BC to the second century AD.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
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Richard Ball, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
One of the most revealing discoveries by law enforcement was a manuscript entitled Points of Origin, a novel Orr wrote with moments mirroring the real-life fires with uncanny specificity.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
Objects on view include manuscripts of Austen’s works, nearly a third of her remaining letters, her gold and turquoise ring (once owned by pop singer Kelly Clarkson) and modern artistic interpretations of her work.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Scholars thought the roughly 1,000 manuscripts, written mostly on parchment and papyrus, ranged from the third century BC to the second century AD.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manuscript
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In the wake of that decision, the Louisiana legislature, after losing before multiple courts, saw the handwriting on the wall and drew a new map that provided for a second majority-Black district.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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Back in the game, the blue players enter a room with a starry ceiling and brick walls covered in childish handwriting and drawings.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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To the tune of upbeat music, the clip showed Meghan writing a special message in her signature calligraphy, before footage flashed of her carrying plates with food in her hands, spending time in her garden and standing on a bridge with Princess Lilibet. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Those images are not on view here, only his elegant tripartite scene of women in the latest fashions, practicing the four arts of stringed instruments, strategy games, calligraphy, and painting.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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“Manuscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manuscript. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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