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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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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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Plus, the scripts try to yank on our heartstrings with some maudlin moments that don’t quite land, including a grim twist for one main character that feels tacked on just to add some emotional stakes.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 June 2025
Kaye was drawn to Schnabel’s script and quickly came on board the project, even convincing the art dealer to take on the lead role.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 June 2025
The epicenter of the community is Westwood, where the namesake boulevard is speckled with storefronts covered in Persian script.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
The kernel of the script imagined Ruth’s movements through her longtime home for the final time—a marvelous, minutely observed sequence that opens the film—and then her new home for the first time.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 20 June 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 June 2025
Kaye was drawn to Schnabel’s script and quickly came on board the project, even convincing the art dealer to take on the lead role.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 June 2025
The epicenter of the community is Westwood, where the namesake boulevard is speckled with storefronts covered in Persian script.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
The kernel of the script imagined Ruth’s movements through her longtime home for the final time—a marvelous, minutely observed sequence that opens the film—and then her new home for the first time.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for script
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The class broke down into groups, each focusing on a different aspect of White’s story: For instance, one group attempted a handwriting analysis, while another searched for records of White during his enslavement in Maryland.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In other words, the historical record seems as illegible as my own prehistoric handwriting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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One scenario making the rounds is that Jonathan Nolan, whose take on the material was enthusiastically received at Amazon, would write the screenplay.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Victor’s screenplay earned her the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival this year, where the film had its premiere.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 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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Check-in started with a calligraphy envelope reading my name and a vintage skeleton key to the Sarah Dutro suite.—
Rafael Peña,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Objects on view include manuscripts of Austen’s works, nearly a third of her remaining letters, her gold and turquoise ring (once owned by pop singer Kelly Clarkson) and modern artistic interpretations of her work.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
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Scholars thought the roughly 1,000 manuscripts, written mostly on parchment and papyrus, ranged from the third century BC to the second century AD.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/script. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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