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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
For the last hour of the school day, students will work on three shows that run throughout the year, either in theater, music, script writing or marketing.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Claire Scanlon directs from a script by Sarah Rothschild.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
That script is beginning to unravel.
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Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The movies, while big moneymakers, have been criticized for lacking in the script department.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Claire Scanlon directs from a script by Sarah Rothschild.
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
That script is beginning to unravel.
—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The movies, while big moneymakers, have been criticized for lacking in the script department.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for script
Recent Examples of Synonyms for script
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There was little or no organization among them, and some were scrawled in barely decipherable handwriting.
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George Hodel’s handwriting also resembled that on notes sent by the killer to law enforcement.
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Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best screenplay, and his screenplay won a BAFTA Award, the Waldo Salt Award at the Sundance Film Festival, an Independent Spirit Award, and numerous other prizes.
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Lisa Baker co-writes the screenplay, which is produced by Nadia Jaynes, Sean Marley and Rachel Richardson-Jones.
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Kyoto calligraphy is often paired with tea ceremonies.
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As preschoolers dance, paint and play inside a Sunset Park daycare center, seniors sing traditional Chinese opera, exercise and practice calligraphy just one block away.
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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.
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The manuscript, a treatise of Epicurean philosophy also likely written by Philodemus, was entirely unknown to scholars before the Challenge.
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/script. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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