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 An employee does not have to disclose burnout for a workplace assistant to detect strain in late-night usage, revision patterns or requests for conflict scripts. Christophe Kolb, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 None of the jobs advertised were to create AI that wrote scripts or created AI actors. Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Up to 40 projects will be selected for the long list, based on the strength of their scripts as determined by the Black List. The Deadline Team, Deadline, 24 July 2026 Instead of handing influencers scripts after campaigns are finished, many now bring them into the creative process earlier, from product feedback to campaign concepts. Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 24 July 2026 McKay and Koepp described bidding wars for scripts that took place some 20 years ago, and said that that sort of intense competition no longer exists. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 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 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
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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 3 Aug. 2026.

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