as in script
the written form of a story prepared for film production
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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The new adaptation has to figure out how to update the screenplay to avoid the mostly exploitational way such relationships were treated in the dramas of the 1970s.
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Roth co-wrote the screenplay with longtime collaborator Noah Belson.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
But all along, Coogler was expected to win the Oscar for best original screenplay.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The film, which Wiig (the film's protagonist) wrote with Annie Mumolo, was also nominated for best original screenplay at the Academy Awards.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Roth co-wrote the screenplay with longtime collaborator Noah Belson.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
But all along, Coogler was expected to win the Oscar for best original screenplay.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The film, which Wiig (the film's protagonist) wrote with Annie Mumolo, was also nominated for best original screenplay at the Academy Awards.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenplay
script
Noun
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Time to boldly flip the script.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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There's a lot of going off script in order to make the character better.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplay. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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