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as in handwriting
the form or style of a particular person's writing
has a neat, careful script with delicate loops
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as in screenplay
the written form of a story prepared for film production
sold two scripts to the movie studio
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as in calligraphy
writing done by hand
sending a thank-you note in script—and not just an e-mail—is the only proper way to express one's gratitude
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Recent Examples of script
As previously reported, feature writer Zak Penn (The Avengers, Ready Player One, Free Guy) will pen the pilot script with original series co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady.
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
The researcher prompted the AI LLM (large language model) to find a user’s contact details, develop a malicious PowerShell script, and then create an email lure to which the script was attached.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The room starts to move on with a short check-in about how much of a script to send Morgan’s team for his King Latifah appearance, but in the first pause, Mulaney returns to the Netflix call.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Yet for the world’s wealthiest, there’s a different script.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
The researcher prompted the AI LLM (large language model) to find a user’s contact details, develop a malicious PowerShell script, and then create an email lure to which the script was attached.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The room starts to move on with a short check-in about how much of a script to send Morgan’s team for his King Latifah appearance, but in the first pause, Mulaney returns to the Netflix call.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Yet for the world’s wealthiest, there’s a different script.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for script
Noun
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Luscombe suggests retaining all those envelopes with your mother’s handwriting.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The handwriting on the card and the envelope seemed to be from two different people, which the OP found strange.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Wood’s supernatural spy thriller screenplay Enigma was optioned by Hornstein in her previous role as SVP at Thunder Road.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Meghan wrote to Hirsh in her signature calligraphy, showing off the skill she's honed since working as a calligrapher while an auditioning actor.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Her grandmother taught tea ceremonies, and her grandfather taught calligraphy.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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But as the stories were translated into English, the value of such manuscripts fell.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Since roughly 75,000 of the 10 million medieval manuscripts have survived to modern times, the researchers posit that around 8,000 manuscripts copied by women are still in existence.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/script. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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