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typewriting

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verb

present participle of typewrite

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of typewriting
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
  • These electrodes detect and transmit neural activity, translating brain signals into precise digital commands, such as cursor movements, typing, or controlling external devices.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Sora allows users to generate short videos for free by typing in a prompt.
    Jeniece Pettitt,Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This week, Indiana University fired student media director Jim Rodenbush and ordered the 158-year-old publication to cease printing its newspapers.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Indiana University ordered its student paper to stop printing.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By centering the bow rather than rewriting it, the house positions Vara not as a relic, but as a living code, one that continues to shape wardrobes and the brand’s own identity nearly 50 years on.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Both women acknowledged that invisibility has long been the default narrative for women after midlife—and both are actively rewriting it.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But many of the available tools are focused on reducing administrative burden by transcribing clinical visits, drafting notes and formulating appeal letters.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But voicemails also have a blue dot next to the red phone number or name (along with text summarizing or transcribing the voicemail underneath if those settings are active).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Typewriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typewriting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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