as in writer
a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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Recent Examples of playwright
That’s a rhythm of Barron’s that many a playwright has imitated.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Writer-director Nia DaCosta makes one of 19th-century playwright Henrik Ibsen's most beloved plays, Hedda Gabler, fully urgent and relevant for a modern audience with this witty, sensual drama.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Paulus learned about her through Mikel’s work with V (the playwright formerly known as Eve Ensler), and Mikel was impressive enough to land a bigger role in the 2023 touring production.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The stage version is being written by Olivier and BAFTA award-winner Stef Smith, a playwright whose credentials signal the production is in accomplished hands.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Writer-director Nia DaCosta makes one of 19th-century playwright Henrik Ibsen's most beloved plays, Hedda Gabler, fully urgent and relevant for a modern audience with this witty, sensual drama.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Paulus learned about her through Mikel’s work with V (the playwright formerly known as Eve Ensler), and Mikel was impressive enough to land a bigger role in the 2023 touring production.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The stage version is being written by Olivier and BAFTA award-winner Stef Smith, a playwright whose credentials signal the production is in accomplished hands.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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Contributing editor Sarah Khan is an award-winning travel writer based in New York City.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Tess Arnold, a 34-year-old travel writer from Seattle, had been caught in Dubai, but managed to get to London on Tuesday and hopes to return home a day later.—
Stefanie Dazio,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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He is known as the world's most famous playwright and England's greatest dramatist, but even William Shakespeare got writer's block.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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The essential New Orleans recipe, named after French dramatist Victorien Sardou in 1908 to celebrate his trip to The Big Easy, is a close cousin to eggs Benedict.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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As a result, the studio and production company tapped Kevin Williamson, the original screenwriter of the Scream movies, to write and direct a new Scream 7.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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To adapt the play, Preminger hired the great screenwriter and novelist Graham Greene, who Preminger felt would add meaning and emotional investment to the project given his Catholicism.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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Van Lent was leaving the unparalleled nonprofit for a much smaller organization founded by author and Everglades activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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For Cory Allen—a father, author, LGBTQ+ advocate, and a former a secret service agent who protected Michelle Obama for two years—becoming a father wasn't as straight forward as some of his other accomplishments.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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