shooting scripts

noun

plural of shooting script
as in scenarios

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  1. scenarios
  2. scripts
  3. screenplays
  4. texts
Noun
  • In 1948, Vogue published its 658-page Book of Etiquette, compiled by editor Millicent Fenwick, featuring how-tos, dos and don’ts, and the proper politesse for a remarkably varied set of scenarios.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • Large-scale events involve tabletop exercises with law enforcement, fire departments, emergency managers and venue officials running through countless scenarios — evacuations, suspicious packages, drones and crowd surges.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of scenarios
Noun
  • Fortune put out a call for scripts to the BBC Writersroom department during a COVID lockdown.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • Hopefully the show’s creators and writers will spend at least a little more time in the gap to tighten up the scripts.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of scripts
Noun
  • Max has also written several other novels, comic books and screenplays.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Participating execs have nominated dozens of unproduced screenplays, which have been distributed anonymously to participating voters, who are now evaluating and ranking the material to determine the final list.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of screenplays
Noun
  • The disagreements begin with what each document protects first, and the four texts pull in different directions from there.
    — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Without getting too focused on the game side of it, what Sean said about the story pulling you into emotions through texts and calls is important.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Definition of texts
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