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
New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
In fact, many Gen Zers can’t even read cursive.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Mars King, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
At Mercy Housing, Alma Watson, 63, flipped through the pages of her workbook, filled with lines of her cursive handwriting.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Writing in cursive with such pens is relatively fast and easy and the results are legible.
—Adjective
Students at Great Oaks are taught cursive and begin learning Latin in first grade, Krear said, adding that the students do not heavily rely on technology like iPads or computers in the classroom.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursive
Noun
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Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.—
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This is also not the voice that was oblivious to what the newspapers and the magazines of the time said about her, or the letters in handwriting that meandered like tendrils on a vine.—
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Tip amounts received from other employees paid out through tip pools, tip splitting, or other formal/informal tip-sharing arrangements.—
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However, an informal, expatriate group of academics and professionals told TIME on Sunday that, per their calculations, protester deaths could have reached 6,000 through Saturday.—
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Madewell Straight Hem Poplin Shirt Madewell’s Straight Hem Poplin Shirt is a modern classic, thanks in part to its pinstripe print and breast pocket.—
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Please send calendar items at least two weeks in advance to ensure a better chance of print publication.—
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Such separations are essential to operational security, ensuring that unauthorized individuals cannot access highly sensitive information.—
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An audit report released in October found that a manager with Austin Water misspent $78,000 to pay contractors for unauthorized services.—
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Membership is automatic for first-time guests who book a stay at rates running $3,000 to $5,000 a night for up to 10 people.—
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In 2024, some 45% of participants boosted 401(k) deferrals — on their own or as part of their plan’s automatic increases — according to Vanguard’s 2025 How America Saves report, which is based on more than 1,400 plans and nearly 5 million participants.—
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Advances in facial robotics are moving beyond preprogrammed animations toward dynamic, spontaneous expressions, enabling robots to better communicate, build rapport, and integrate into human social environments.—
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Compared to the spontaneous, high-spirited, and witty heroines of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma, Fanny Price is a prig.—
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The 6-foot, 195-pound versatile playmaker is instinctive, capable of quickly diagnosing layered route concepts, and will bait quarterbacks into making a mistake.—
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For Madhurima Chakraborty, attending the impromptu protest was instinctive in the wake of Midway Blitz.—
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Your impulsive actions might disrupt something.—
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While genuinely intrigued by Lucy, his inconsistency and impulsive reactions complicate their relationship, which was already competing with the lingering shadow of Stephen.—
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“Cursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursive. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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