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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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That also applies to a steady supply of writers who imagine the place to be haunted.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025 -
Nobody protected writers like this guy.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While there are plenty of programs to help guide new scribes, navigating those can be a confusing and overwhelming task in and of itself.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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It is accompanied by a quietly trenchant voice over, mostly written by scribes Rafael Cobos and Fran Araújo, explaining intricacies of characters and historical through-lines.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The study authors looked at 13 samples and found no traces of typhus, but their work does not discredit the findings of the 2006 study, the researchers noted.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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As this heatwave persisted, the authors tracked the health of 52,356 wild and restored Acropora coral colonies across the 350-mile length of Florida's coral reef.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Scriveners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scriveners. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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