as in writer
a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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Recent Examples of playwright
The Madea creator began his career as a playwright, and has produced over 2,000 episodes of television and helmed 28 feature films to date.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
What is the likelihood Jacob McNeal will win the Nobel Prize this year …
GPT: As of my last knowledge update, Jacob McNeal, an American novelist and playwright, had not yet been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
As playwright, Lipton offers a gentle hand to pull us back again.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
The initial suit was brought against playwright David Adjmi as well as the play’s commercial Broadway producers, the theater owner and nonprofit developers of the play, which opened on Broadway in April 2024 and is running through Jan. 12, 2025.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
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Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
What is the likelihood Jacob McNeal will win the Nobel Prize this year …
GPT: As of my last knowledge update, Jacob McNeal, an American novelist and playwright, had not yet been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
As playwright, Lipton offers a gentle hand to pull us back again.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
The initial suit was brought against playwright David Adjmi as well as the play’s commercial Broadway producers, the theater owner and nonprofit developers of the play, which opened on Broadway in April 2024 and is running through Jan. 12, 2025.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
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About the Author James Parker James Parker is a staff writer at The Atlantic.James Parker, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Before turning the page to 2025, our team of The Athletic women’s basketball writers are handing out their superlatives from the year that was.Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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As a dramatist, Baker has long excelled at conveying complex emotion with something as simple as a pause, and the silences of Janet Planet are just as powerful on the big screen.David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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But great dramatists recognize that our lives exist largely in gray zones, and that no ideology can contain our contradictory humanity.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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The screenwriter [Nach Solis], who is also a doctor, wrote the script based on real situations from his work.John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
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Contributing Writer Jeff Spry is an award-winning screenwriter and veteran freelance journalist covering TV, movies, video games, books, and comics.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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The authors came by their number after examining scientific papers about human feats of speed, then applying methods from the field of information theory to calculate how quickly the brain processes thoughts in these situations.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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The bill's author also cited research that reported students' homework load is associated with less sleep and other physical health issues such as headaches, exhaustion, weight loss and stomach problems.Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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