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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
The cast is relevant and the scripts peppered with internet slang.
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Judy Berman, Time, 1 June 2026
Losing Contextual Memory Across Sessions Claude is my daily driver for strategy, copy, scripts and building internal tools.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Cregger is focused first and foremost on directing his own original scripts at this time and has a full dance card that will keep him busy.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 June 2026
But besides the physical parameters, Peter Claffey and Dexter Ansell were able to capture the irreverent, comedic tone of showrunner Ira Parker’s scripts.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Hardy, meanwhile, was reportedly frustrated that scripts were sometimes delivered shortly before filming and that Butterworth was not consistently present on set.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
For season 1, the cast had all 10 scripts to dive into before cameras rolled.
—Brayden Garcia
may 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
But then the scripts started coming in.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 May 2026
Actors don’t often talk like that about scripts.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 May 2026
Judy Berman, Time, 1 June 2026
Losing Contextual Memory Across Sessions Claude is my daily driver for strategy, copy, scripts and building internal tools.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Cregger is focused first and foremost on directing his own original scripts at this time and has a full dance card that will keep him busy.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 June 2026
But besides the physical parameters, Peter Claffey and Dexter Ansell were able to capture the irreverent, comedic tone of showrunner Ira Parker’s scripts.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Hardy, meanwhile, was reportedly frustrated that scripts were sometimes delivered shortly before filming and that Butterworth was not consistently present on set.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
For season 1, the cast had all 10 scripts to dive into before cameras rolled.
—Brayden Garcia
may 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
But then the scripts started coming in.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 May 2026
Actors don’t often talk like that about scripts.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scripts
Noun
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In an industry where roughly one in 4,000 screenplays leads to a profitable theatrical outcome, my take is that people who don’t need a framework are the outliers.—
Daren Smith,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
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The screenplays were written by José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés and María Camila Arias.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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One of the oldest manuscripts to tell the tale of King Arthur is heading to auction.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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Italy's culture ministry was trying to then find the missing manuscripts, and bought the copy from Kraus in 1972.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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“Scripts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scripts. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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