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 Check Point Research reported in 2025 that criminals were sharing jailbreak prompts for DeepSeek and using ChatGPT, Qwen and DeepSeek together to troubleshoot and optimize scripts for mass spam distribution. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Yet an outstanding cast, scripts that are perceptive about grief and remorse, and Hennie’s impressionistic directing more than make up for it. Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026 Joseph, an actor, created the drama and co-wrote the scripts with Maalik Evans and Ronté Pritchett. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 July 2026 Fortune put out a call for scripts to the BBC Writersroom department during a COVID lockdown. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 For the most part, Dinner’s visual choices are motivated less by outside references than the scripts by Yost and the show’s other writers. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 July 2026 Days on set, soap operas, scripts in my hands, playing parts while quietly finding pieces of myself. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 Outside of programmed scripts, robots struggle to perform autonomous actions in uncontrolled environments. Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The scripts are written by head writer Adrian Spring, who also created the series, along with Ruth Rehmet and John-Hendrik Karsten. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 June 2026
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Noun
  • Nathaniel had written six collections of poetry, two screenplays, four literary novels, one essay collection.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • Her classmates were writing screenplays and song lyrics, developing fashion lines and Instagram followings.
    Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Some of the manuscripts were never returned, while others were replaced with fakes.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
  • Most scholars believe the tapestry was made in England, probably in or around Canterbury, citing similarities with illuminated manuscripts associated with monastic libraries there.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026

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