prosaist

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Noun
  • On April 23, 1616, English poet and playwright William Shakespeare died in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of fifty-two.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Now, the 49-year-old is moving into a more prominent role as the county’s official poet — a position Levine Cava created during her first term as mayor.
    Douglas Hanks April 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hartford Stage is using a new adaptation by British playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, which had its world premiere just six months ago in London.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In 1955, 60-year-old Pagnol is an acclaimed playwright and filmmaker when Elle magazine commissions a weekly column about his childhood.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In other news related to the feature film program, Irish actress-producer-director Sharon Hogan and screenwriter and producer Russell T Davies have been unveiled as keynote speakers, joining Neon founding head Tom Quinn, who was announced last week.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Later, director and screenwriter Sofia Alvarez spent an hour on the phone with Dessen talking about the book.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Suzuki Tsutomu, who served as both scriptwriter and producer, spoke to Variety about why Nippon TV moved early on AI, what happened when the technology surprised the production itself, and how the broadcaster is thinking about the model’s commercial future.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
  • And because the scriptwriters love a good story, the Rams must return to the same field as their penance.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Hammerstein is much more of a musical dramatist, and Hart is much more of a lyrical craftsman or a lyrical comedian.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The dramatist’s encounter with the audience, whether disappointing or exhilarating, is a unique, indelible experience.
    John Lahr, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Cyraina Johnson-Roullier is an associate professor of modern literature and literature of the Americas at the University of Notre Dame, as well as an author and essayist.
    Cyraina Johnson-Roullier, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The essayist, novelist and farmer, 91, is interviewed off camera in the film, his deep, rumbling voice grounding the documentary with words of wisdom.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • With those words, Bruce Springsteen became the bard of Saturday's No Kings protest in Minneapolis.
    Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Mar. 2026
  • As reigning bard of the sad girls, Eilish feels like an auspicious and thoroughly modern candidate for Esther.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Prosaist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosaist. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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