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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
One loved the script, and the other hated the script and didn't want to do it.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
The script for the video was written by Casale and his longtime friend Max Papeschi, an Italian satirical artist.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 July 2026
The flags are saved for periodic retirement ceremonies that involve reciting a script, standing at attention, a moment of silent reflection, and the subsequent burning.
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Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
3 July 2026
The script is different than the ones used in the countless school, community theater and other productions of the musical.
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Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2026
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
The script for the video was written by Casale and his longtime friend Max Papeschi, an Italian satirical artist.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 July 2026
The flags are saved for periodic retirement ceremonies that involve reciting a script, standing at attention, a moment of silent reflection, and the subsequent burning.
—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
3 July 2026
The script is different than the ones used in the countless school, community theater and other productions of the musical.
—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 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 7 Jul. 2026.
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