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
For its part, WaterTower Theatre has produced the stage version of the landmark 1960s coming-of-age film and novella The Graduate (closing Sunday), written a quarter a century ago by British playwright and director Terry Johnson.
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Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Guiding the night’s action is host Aaron Samson, a playwright and Moth StorySLAM champion who’ll tell his own special story.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Seated near the entrance is activist and playwright Yúnior García, who speaks about memories and longings tied to his native Cuba.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Tony-winning playwright John Guare is 88.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
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Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Guiding the night’s action is host Aaron Samson, a playwright and Moth StorySLAM champion who’ll tell his own special story.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Seated near the entrance is activist and playwright Yúnior García, who speaks about memories and longings tied to his native Cuba.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Tony-winning playwright John Guare is 88.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
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Brenda Looper joined the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a news clerk in April 1997, and worked as a feature writer, reviewer and copy editor on the news side before moving to the opinion section in July 2011.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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An InStyle writer shares the surprisingly affordable perfume that earns her more compliments than her luxury fragrances.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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He is known as the world's most famous playwright and England's greatest dramatist, but even William Shakespeare got writer's block.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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The essential New Orleans recipe, named after French dramatist Victorien Sardou in 1908 to celebrate his trip to The Big Easy, is a close cousin to eggs Benedict.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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But Layton’s attention to detail, mood and character development establish him as a first-class screenwriter and director, showing the style and vision of a Michael Mann and the grasp for dialogue and character like a Quentin Tarantino or Sydney Pollack.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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In January 2025, Sinclair’s close friend, the screenwriter and director Jeff Baena, died from suicide.—
Ezra Marcus,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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Annemarie and Michael Greipel are also credited as co-authors.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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The authors that explore the vastness of the heart often serve as our guides.—
Hannah Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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