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 is certainly the impression the playwright, actors and producers sought to convey.
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Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
The 2026 Overlook Film Festival Short Film Jury was composed of journalist and playwright Sharai Bohannon, author and film critic Payton McCarty-Simas and filmmaker Jenn Wexler.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The theater is working with playwright Amy Freed to develop a new adaptation of the classic, which will debut in the next few years.
—Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
The Colonial Players host auditions for seven, 10-minute plays by seven local playwrights and different directors.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
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Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
The 2026 Overlook Film Festival Short Film Jury was composed of journalist and playwright Sharai Bohannon, author and film critic Payton McCarty-Simas and filmmaker Jenn Wexler.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The theater is working with playwright Amy Freed to develop a new adaptation of the classic, which will debut in the next few years.
—Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
The Colonial Players host auditions for seven, 10-minute plays by seven local playwrights and different directors.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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As a Jewish food writer and anthropologist of sorts, Joan Nathan had always been interested in her own family’s history.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Every baseball fan who reads your venerable newspaper knows this great Hall of Fame baseball writer would never have deigned to explain the Mets’ disastrous spring with the aid of these equations.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The dramatist’s mode is broader and brasher, calculated for the sweep of the stage rather than the close-up, with splashes of color and humor that can verge on camp.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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The dramatist’s encounter with the audience, whether disappointing or exhilarating, is a unique, indelible experience.—
John Lahr,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Now, however, the octogenarian screenwriter is back in the news.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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What’s interesting is that Odenkirk, 63, is credited, along with screenwriter Derek Kolstad, with the story’s premise.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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It’s understood that there’s nothing more difficult than being a successful editor, therapist, or author, even with a stash of pill bottles in a wicker basket beside an opulent floral arrangement.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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The authors who would defeat critics like Southey—who would at last elevate American literature on the international stage—came a few years later.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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