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as in handwritings
the form or style of a particular person's writing
has a neat, careful script with delicate loops
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as in screenplays
the written form of a story prepared for film production
sold two scripts to the movie studio
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as in calligraphies
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 scripts
These malicious scripts skim payment information directly from retailer codes as buyers check out.
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Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
In the series, Valerie signs on to lead a sitcom that could bring her career back to life, but she’s forbidden from telling anyone that AI is writing the scripts.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
Gold points out, the scripts were character-driven which meant the kids would have to do the heavy lifting.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 May 2026
Lupe still recalls what grabbed her about those early scripts.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
The language’s default character encoding for running scripts was also switched from US-ASCII to UTF-8.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Canaries—from Clancy to AI The canary trap has been used by companies ranging from Tesla to Apple; it was even used to stop the leak of Star Trek film scripts.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Revised scripts may be reviewed for development by studios, agencies and production companies, including Climate Spring, CAA, HyperObject Industries, Yellow Dot Studios, UTA, WME, and NBCUniversal.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
While most industrial robots are confined to repetitive, pre-programmed scripts, these advanced systems are designed to learn and adapt on the go.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
In the series, Valerie signs on to lead a sitcom that could bring her career back to life, but she’s forbidden from telling anyone that AI is writing the scripts.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
Gold points out, the scripts were character-driven which meant the kids would have to do the heavy lifting.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 May 2026
Lupe still recalls what grabbed her about those early scripts.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
The language’s default character encoding for running scripts was also switched from US-ASCII to UTF-8.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Canaries—from Clancy to AI The canary trap has been used by companies ranging from Tesla to Apple; it was even used to stop the leak of Star Trek film scripts.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Revised scripts may be reviewed for development by studios, agencies and production companies, including Climate Spring, CAA, HyperObject Industries, Yellow Dot Studios, UTA, WME, and NBCUniversal.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
While most industrial robots are confined to repetitive, pre-programmed scripts, these advanced systems are designed to learn and adapt on the go.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scripts
Noun
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Another literary giant who wrote screenplays was Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967).—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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And in the Writing categories, the rules codify that screenplays must be human-authored to be eligible.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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His manuscripts and letters were left abandoned.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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