as in writers
a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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Recent Examples of playwrights
The script was written by Wish Collective, a group of five women playwrights.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves reconvened a group of artists and luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance including musicians, playwrights, poets and scholars at Duke Ellington’s townhouse for an afternoon of reminiscing and rumination.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Hanoi’s grand dame has since survived bombing raids during the Vietnam War and hosted a who’s who of playwrights, royalty and world leaders.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Few British playwrights have been compared to Shakespeare, but Tom Stoppard was.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The theater has produced several generations of playwrights, including Brian Friel and Conor McPherson, who have helped the Irish public understand the changing nation.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
And, of course, Cook’s regular playwrights around this time—Shepard, Murray Mednick, Tony Barsha, Walter Hadler, Leonard Melfi, and Tom Sankey—were all men.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Tom Stoppard, often hailed as one of the greatest playwrights of his generation, has died aged 88.
—Richard Hall, Time, 29 Nov. 2025
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves reconvened a group of artists and luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance including musicians, playwrights, poets and scholars at Duke Ellington’s townhouse for an afternoon of reminiscing and rumination.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Hanoi’s grand dame has since survived bombing raids during the Vietnam War and hosted a who’s who of playwrights, royalty and world leaders.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Few British playwrights have been compared to Shakespeare, but Tom Stoppard was.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The theater has produced several generations of playwrights, including Brian Friel and Conor McPherson, who have helped the Irish public understand the changing nation.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
And, of course, Cook’s regular playwrights around this time—Shepard, Murray Mednick, Tony Barsha, Walter Hadler, Leonard Melfi, and Tom Sankey—were all men.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Tom Stoppard, often hailed as one of the greatest playwrights of his generation, has died aged 88.
—Richard Hall, Time, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwrights
Noun
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This pioneering anthology changed the direction of Yiddish studies, bringing to light previously untranslated short fiction and memoirs by eighteen Yiddish women writers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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There are 20 branches of the Academy, each representing a different discipline within filmmaking, including actors, directors, writers, producers and editors.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Such op-eds are popping up with the same anti-family messages delivered by different authors.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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The study’s authors further stated that the poison found in the artifacts would not have killed prey instantly, but rather slowed prey down, thereby making the animal easier to catch.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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