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 Amplify Pictures, which initially commissioned scripts for a six-part TV series, has been joined by another indie studio, Stay Tuned, to officially greenlight the production, with the pair fully co-financing and jointly taking it to market. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 July 2026 After starring as the titular character on the sitcom Blossom, Mayim Bialik traded her scripts for science texts. Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 Malicious instructions can be placed inside its files, setup scripts or documentation. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 The idea was suggested partly by Nolan’s brother Jonathan, who collaborated on many of the director’s earlier scripts. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Instead of getting people to do the legwork of searching for vulnerabilities, finding the right scripts, tools, or even targets, AI handles all of those things for you. Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 The text contains scripts that, once entered, perform malicious actions, typically by installing malware or exfiltrating sensitive data. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 Others drifted into unexpected careers far from soundstages and scripts. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 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
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Noun
  • Russell started out writing screenplays and working as a production manager and assistant director on independent films.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • The man has written countless novels, screenplays, pieces of journalism, started McSweeney’s, and founded multiple schools and nonprofits that support writers and the arts more broadly.
    Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • As with the East Asian Library manuscripts, these books weren’t in regular circulation.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Some of the manuscripts were never returned, while others were replaced with fakes.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

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“Scripts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scripts. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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