SCRIPTWRITERS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

scriptwriters

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plural of scriptwriter

as in screenwriters

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The second edition of Pitch Talent, organized with the screenwriting labs IsLABentura Canarias, CIMA Impulsa and DAMA Ayuda, will showcase emerging screenwriters and creatives selected by each lab, joined by Mallorcan screenwriter-director Ferrán Bex.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 11 May 2026

Definition of screenwriters

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As sports writers such as Ethan Strauss and Dan Wetzel have pointed out, Nike didn't drop Clark's shoe until June of this year.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Sugihara cited cuts to arts funding, shifting corporate priorities, industry contractions, mass layoffs and shrinking writers’ rooms.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of writers

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Jocelyn Bioh is entering the upper echelon of contemporary playwrights, after her current Broadway play, School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, opened on September 28 to raves.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
In terms of critical reception and production opportunities, Hunter is one of the most successful playwrights of his generation.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of playwrights

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The authors were explicit that the core barrier was not model quality, infrastructure, talent or regulation.

— Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The Stanford authors say their findings are descriptive patterns, not causal estimates, and the gaps shrink when education is accounted for.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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