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as in amanuensis
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them
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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings
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as in writer
a person who creates a written work
a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe
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Recent Examples of scribe
John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Because each manuscript of the Vulgate Merlin was handwritten by scribes, there are small errors that will lead historians to where this specific manuscript was written.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Rob Roy, This Boys Life and Memphis Belle director Michael Caton-Jones is set to helm Eternity from scribes King Orba and Rachel Robinson-Zetzer with a story from Orba.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Writers Club currently counts 19 international screenwriters and 22 French scribes.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Because each manuscript of the Vulgate Merlin was handwritten by scribes, there are small errors that will lead historians to where this specific manuscript was written.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
The story was conceived by Stranger Things creators, directors and executive producers Duffer Brothers, as well as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child scribe Jack Thorne and Stranger Things writer and co-executive producer Kate Trefry.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Rob Roy, This Boys Life and Memphis Belle director Michael Caton-Jones is set to helm Eternity from scribes King Orba and Rachel Robinson-Zetzer with a story from Orba.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe
Noun
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The journalist’s tone was snarky, but there were some direct quotes from my father’s amanuenses.—
Sage Mehta,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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By Hillary Kelly The story goes that John Milton—who went blind in his early 40s—composed 20 lines of Paradise Lost in his mind each evening, and then repeated them aloud the next day to an assortment of amanuenses, among them his three daughters.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2024
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But some Republican registrars took them as an insult, and at least one, Lisa Amatruda of Woodbury, walked out.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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The registrar’s office also expects higher costs to train more vote center staff to help people who register and vote on the same day.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2025
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Meghan Rose is an astrologer, tarot reader, and writer based in Los Angeles.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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How to remove labels from packages Rebecca Morin is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The case, originally filed in 2012, accused Sutter of attempting to amass monopoly power in northern California through all-or-nothing contracts, requiring insurers to include all of its hospitals and physician groups in health plans.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Feldstein Soto said the UCLA Police Department referred 245 arrests and all were declined for filing due to insufficient evidence.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The watercolor was recently rejected by specialists in 2020, who believe the copyist worked from a photograph of the work that was first published in 1904.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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In an effort to thwart copyists, together these purist designers showed after the scheduled Fashion Week—and this was back when editors were still sailing to Paris from New York.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
16 Nov. 2023
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The photo album belonged to Karl Höcker, a former bank clerk who came to Auschwitz to be commandant Richard Baer’s right-hand man.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The checkout clerks at my local Stop & Shop have all but disappeared.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Her students aren’t limited to aspiring children’s book authors.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 'My Mother and I,' discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isn't going to be welcomed across the pond anytime soon after her royal exit.—
Brie Stimson , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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But the contradiction was apparent for anyone willing to scratch the surface: the three public suspensions and one defection from the Pentagon’s top ranks were all, until very recently, Hegseth loyalists.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The surface of a cat tree is usually covered in a textured, carpet-like material for scratching.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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