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as in writers
a person who creates a written work
the roomful of unsung scriveners that it takes to churn out a weekly sitcom
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as in scribes
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
the details of the contract were worked out by a lawyer, I being involved with it merely as a scrivener
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Noun
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Narratives by Black and Brown writers, stories shaped by queerness, and accounts informed by feminist critique now regularly find a place on bookstore shelves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Jacob and the Cineplex leadership team took measures to survive the pandemic impacts and later content supply disruptions in the wake of the 2023 Hollywood actors and writers strikes, before more recently riding the industry’s box office recovery to restore the company’s fortunes.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Studies estimate that European scribes produced approximately 11 million books over the 900 years before the printing press.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 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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Along the central courtyard wall, which features a square hearth, study authors found a variety of vessels, storage jars, and clay basins.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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The authors found that immigrants consistently settle in areas where people from their home countries are already living.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Scriveners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scriveners. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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