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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
What begins as a handful of scrappy scripts, dashboards, and internal workflows slowly evolves into something more structured.
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Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
That same year, Quinn worked off of Rhimes’ scripts to turn the series into a proper Bridgerton book.
—Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
The Academy Library, also known as the Margaret Herrick Library, is one of the world’s foremost research facilities for motion picture preservation and study, with more than 52 million items, including books, photographs, scripts and costume design drawings.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike traditional industrial robots, Rho-alpha does not rely on rigid task scripts.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
But none of these enticements can conceal the absence of scripts and direction that set a distinctive mood, then deftly navigate every deliberate shift.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Instead of sparkling scripts, the pair produced stories that never made it past an editorial conference.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
The four main money scripts are Money Avoidance, Money Focus, Money Status, and Money Vigilance.
—Veronica Bravo, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney and Runway can now produce headlines, visuals, scripts and even full campaigns from a simple text prompt.
—Adam Rumanek, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2026
Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
That same year, Quinn worked off of Rhimes’ scripts to turn the series into a proper Bridgerton book.
—Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
The Academy Library, also known as the Margaret Herrick Library, is one of the world’s foremost research facilities for motion picture preservation and study, with more than 52 million items, including books, photographs, scripts and costume design drawings.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike traditional industrial robots, Rho-alpha does not rely on rigid task scripts.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
But none of these enticements can conceal the absence of scripts and direction that set a distinctive mood, then deftly navigate every deliberate shift.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Instead of sparkling scripts, the pair produced stories that never made it past an editorial conference.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
The four main money scripts are Money Avoidance, Money Focus, Money Status, and Money Vigilance.
—Veronica Bravo, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney and Runway can now produce headlines, visuals, scripts and even full campaigns from a simple text prompt.
—Adam Rumanek, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scripts
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Writing the screenplays are Ford v Ferrari‘s Jez Butterworth, Conclave‘s Peter Straughan and Adolescence‘s Jack Thorne — a trio which should, given their recent award wins, fill the average Beatles fan with hope.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The trio originally intended to use the app mainly just for their own screenplays.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Our timetable promised close-up encounters with Shakespeare’s Folio and Kafka’s manuscripts, art classes, classical recitals, after-hours banquets in museums.—
Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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This was common practice in ancient times, as parchments were expensive, leading scribes to reuse old manuscripts to archive new information.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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