1
as in handwriting
the form or style of a particular person's writing
has a neat, careful script with delicate loops
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2
as in screenplay
the written form of a story prepared for film production
sold two scripts to the movie studio
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as in calligraphy
writing done by hand
sending a thank-you note in script—and not just an e-mail—is the only proper way to express one's gratitude
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Recent Examples of script
After reading the script, we were drawn to the story, the characters, and the clarity of Talia’s vision.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 July 2025
Except in the Minecraft scenario, none of this action appears to follow a script of nuance.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The New York Times reports that Starr, who will be played by Barry Keoghan in the films, worked with director Sam Mendes for two days to thoroughly go over the script of the drummer’s individual movie.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 July 2025
What struck me about the script, there was very little information given to you.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 24 June 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 July 2025
Except in the Minecraft scenario, none of this action appears to follow a script of nuance.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The New York Times reports that Starr, who will be played by Barry Keoghan in the films, worked with director Sam Mendes for two days to thoroughly go over the script of the drummer’s individual movie.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 July 2025
What struck me about the script, there was very little information given to you.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for script
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In the wake of that decision, the Louisiana legislature, after losing before multiple courts, saw the handwriting on the wall and drew a new map that provided for a second majority-Black district.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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Back in the game, the blue players enter a room with a starry ceiling and brick walls covered in childish handwriting and drawings.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Gunn, who also wrote the screenplay, avoids the origin story route as the action picks up with Kent already established as a reporter at the Daily Planet and Superman a beloved superhero fixture — but Luthor has a plan to change that.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Caitlin Parrish & Erica Weiss and Logan Miller & Noah Miller wrote the screenplay, from a story by Logan Miller & Noah Miller.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 July 2025
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To the tune of upbeat music, the clip showed Meghan writing a special message in her signature calligraphy, before footage flashed of her carrying plates with food in her hands, spending time in her garden and standing on a bridge with Princess Lilibet. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Those images are not on view here, only his elegant tripartite scene of women in the latest fashions, practicing the four arts of stringed instruments, strategy games, calligraphy, and painting.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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She’s spent countless hours translating manuscripts and old books and building her family’s genealogy tree.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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Grove City College—which has stressed Austrian School economics in its undergraduate programs—has completed a major project of digitizing a 20,000-page archive of letters, manuscripts, and notes by the great economist.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/script. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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