scripts

plural of script
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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 For Chandler, the bigger challenge was block-shooting a nonlinear series without having all the scripts available at first. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 Details in the scripts came from things Oliver and Jools had actually done with the app. Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 But Reynolds was hesitant to accept the role without seeing any scripts. Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Raz and Issacharoff scrapped their first scripts for Season 5 following the October 7 attack and reformulated with that shocking event at the center of the story. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 Bad actors used to hastily scrap together basic scripts – instructions for automating tasks – to achieve their goals, according to Meyers. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 Day seven ties it all together, starting with a language class built around K-Pop lyrics and K-drama scripts. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026 The agents began writing scripts and launching attacks, primarily against Hugging Face, to obtain the information needed to complete tasks assigned by OpenAI. Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 Graham Yost and Aric Avelino are writing scripts for the series. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • One example is its partnership with The Wallis on programming including Live Reads, which brings together film and performing-arts audiences and artists for one-night only staging of screenplays.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • One of them was Tony, a Black List script (an annual list of the most popular unproduced screenplays in Hollywood) written by Todd Bartels and Lou Howe that centered on Bourdain’s formative time as a dishwasher and budding cook in Provincetown.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Interest in the ancient druids emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries among European antiquarians—early modern scholars and collectors who studied ancient remains, manuscripts, and monuments.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In the meantime, French curators are working on digitizing the Ségou treasure manuscripts for study anywhere in the world.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Scripts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scripts. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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