SCREENWRITERS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

screenwriters

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plural of screenwriter

as in writers

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Recent Examples of screenwriters The second edition of Pitch Talent, organized with the screenwriting labs IsLABentura Canarias, CIMA Impulsa and DAMA Ayuda, will showcase emerging screenwriters and creatives selected by each lab, joined by Mallorcan screenwriter-director Ferrán Bex. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 11 May 2026

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The concept of bohemia arose in the 1830s in Paris, to describe the communities of writers, painters and artists, who lived outside of middle class society and conventions.

— Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
This year’s event features some of today’s most influential thinkers and entertainers, among them Gloria Steinem, Cole Escola, Wynton Marsalis, and Parker Posey, in conversation with the magazine’s writers and editors.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

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Since the first Interview episodes, Jones and Hannah Moscovitch, both playwrights, have imbued the series with a kind of meta-argument for the power of art in times of tremendous turmoil.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Off-off-Broadway houses, often non-union with minimal budgets, are where many new playwrights get their start because the financial commitment is lowest.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

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Hartstone-Rose and his co-authors also analyzed people’s experience of both viewing the eclipse and taking part in science.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
The measure has placed Mercedes-Benz under the spotlight, as 20% of its investment comes from China, though one of the bill’s authors, Senator Bernie Moreno, said that Mercedes would have until 2030 to comply and could seek waivers.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 23 July 2026

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