proser

Definition of prosernext

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Noun
  • Smith, the playwright, isn’t holding back her enthusiasm for the source material.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The stage version is being written by Olivier and BAFTA award-winner Stef Smith, a playwright whose credentials signal the production is in accomplished hands.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The hotel champions writers and other creatives, which traces back to owner Jonathan Plutzik’s father, poet Hyam Plutzik, a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Annie Guthrie is a writer and poet whose book The Good Dark was published in 2012.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • In January 2025, Sinclair’s close friend, the screenwriter and director Jeff Baena, died from suicide.
    Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • And because the scriptwriters love a good story, the Rams must return to the same field as their penance.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But for all those American fans who plan to watch the Cortina Olympics, be forewarned: Hollywood’s best scriptwriters are sitting at their typewriters, pounding out the bones of a sports movie about Lindsey Vonn.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Pizzo, who wrote Rudy and Hoosiers, is the bard of Indiana sports movies — perhaps the bard of all sports movies.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Baggott, who also writes under two pen names, is a bestselling novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet who has written more than 20 books.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Merrill Markoe is an Emmy-winning comedy writer, author, and essayist.
    Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Many ex-Apple Daily journalists have since left Hong Kong.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In a media landscape increasingly defined by power and influence, the emails offer journalists a cautionary tale and a road map for covering the elite.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Proser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proser. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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