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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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Recent Examples of script
In the initial script, Becket gets out of jail with Ruth, who had given birth to their child while he was incarcerated, waiting for him.
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Sitting in a circle the day before opening night, Ukrainian war veterans and drama students took turns reading their lines from a script that traveled centuries to reach them.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Thornton, doubling as a cinematographer, directs from a script by co-writers Steven McGregor and David Tranter.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Submissions are open in February, with Evoke participating in judging for the final round, reviewing semi-finalist’s loglines and reading all 10 finalists’ scripts.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Sitting in a circle the day before opening night, Ukrainian war veterans and drama students took turns reading their lines from a script that traveled centuries to reach them.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Thornton, doubling as a cinematographer, directs from a script by co-writers Steven McGregor and David Tranter.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Submissions are open in February, with Evoke participating in judging for the final round, reviewing semi-finalist’s loglines and reading all 10 finalists’ scripts.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for script
Noun
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In the latter city, the Le Marais boutique will see Lélu join Autry’s customers on Saturday for a meet and greet, handwriting personalized postcards.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Pages and pages filled with Katharine’s small, neat handwriting.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Silver Bear for best screenplay went to Nina Roza from Quebecois director Geneviève Dulude-de Celles, the story of a Bulgarian immigrant who returns to his native land to search for an 8-year-old artistic prodigy.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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Fennell’s screenplay strips out the story-within-a-story structure, sidelines major characters, and simplifies the multi-generational plot—all regular book adaptation stuff.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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This holiday celebration, returning to NorthPark Center for the eighth year, will feature lion and dragon dances, special crafts and activities, book giveaways, a mini ponies meet-and-greet, Chinese calligraphy lessons, a musical performance, and more.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The family-friendly event will feature a traditional lion dance, a kung fu demonstration by the Golden Leopard Martial Arts Center, interactive cultural stations like dumpling-making, calligraphy bookmarks, lantern and opera mask crafts, zodiac activities, chopstick lessons and more.—
Ashley Opina,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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Today, The Redwood still houses a variety of historical artifacts, including over 200,000 volumes on early American history in the library, various historical manuscripts in the museum and artwork ranging from 1400 BCE to the present.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Youngblood left a rare Star Wars manuscript as insurance.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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