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Recent Examples of scriptwriter
But for all those American fans who plan to watch the Cortina Olympics, be forewarned: Hollywood’s best scriptwriters are sitting at their typewriters, pounding out the bones of a sports movie about Lindsey Vonn.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
On this occasion, there were no jostling journalists, no opportunistic influencers and no sign of the Hollywood scriptwriter looking to buy the rights to a story that has resonated around the world.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Head scriptwriter Erik Ahrnbom (Thin Blue Line, Keep It Together) joins for season 2 alongside writers Maria Nygren (Meaning of Life, Love & Anarchy) and Martin Larsson (Keep It Together).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
Both play it perfectly straight, which only adds to the enjoyment of a near-perfect people pleaser, and scriptwriter Ben Hopkins is clearly having a field day.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
On this occasion, there were no jostling journalists, no opportunistic influencers and no sign of the Hollywood scriptwriter looking to buy the rights to a story that has resonated around the world.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Head scriptwriter Erik Ahrnbom (Thin Blue Line, Keep It Together) joins for season 2 alongside writers Maria Nygren (Meaning of Life, Love & Anarchy) and Martin Larsson (Keep It Together).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
Both play it perfectly straight, which only adds to the enjoyment of a near-perfect people pleaser, and scriptwriter Ben Hopkins is clearly having a field day.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scriptwriter
Noun
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This is a bone of contention between me and my husband, who is a screenwriter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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The very setup suggests a screenwriter whose sense of psychology is defined with arid literalism by his own just-so, cut-to-fit contrivances.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Chris Kirschner is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the New York Yankees.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first of these—a cult favorite among writers, particularly youngish women writers—put Lemann on the map as a singular stylist, capable of crystalline insights into the miscreants and oddballs of the American South and great bursts of unrestrained sentiment.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Like any playwright, William Shakespeare made stuff up.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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While known for his onscreen roles, including Vizzini in The Princess Bride, Wallace is also a prolific playwright, with plays including Aunt Dan and Lemon, The Designated Mourner and Grasses of a Thousand Colors, in addition to his other collaborations with Gregory.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The dramatist’s mode is broader and brasher, calculated for the sweep of the stage rather than the close-up, with splashes of color and humor that can verge on camp.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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The dramatist’s encounter with the audience, whether disappointing or exhilarating, is a unique, indelible experience.—
John Lahr,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Director Wincer and scenarist Wittliff have created a big-hearted epic that sits tall in the saddle, a vivid video display of cowboy iconography that’s got the Emmy brand all over it, and that thrillingly shows how the West can be magnificently won by Hollywood.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 June 2023
Noun
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At the front of the property, guests are greeted by Garden Valley Manor, a retirement pen for the goats that have already given enough to the farm and are now finishing out their days in leisure.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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My Bedroom Black, flexing her pen on each release.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2026
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