script

noun

ˈskript How to pronounce script (audio)
Definition of scriptnext
1
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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2
as in screenplay
the written form of a story prepared for film production sold two scripts to the movie studio

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3
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 Feldman has optioned other scripts to Rebel Way Entertainment, Minds Eye Entertainment and Belga Studios. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 None of this has to do with persuasion tactics or clever scripts. — Dr. Sariki Abungwo, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Dressed as Holmes and seated in a set version of the prison visitation room, Seyfried acts out lines from a script based on Fielder’s recollection of the conversation. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026 For the first twenty minutes, Payton’s script was dialed to perfection. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for script
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  1. handwriting
  2. screenplay
  3. calligraphy
  4. manuscript
Noun
  • Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Some handwriting experts wondered whether a lack of panache in penmanship was generational.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Harris accepted, then asked to co-write the screenplay despite never having tackled a feature script.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Beekeeper 2 is based on a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Zak Penn that emerged from a story and characters created by Wimmer.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • Buly is hosting free calligraphy courses in its Central boutique in Hong Kong and in Hong Kong, The Louis is updating two galleries to explore the houses’ love of Art Deco and its ties with China.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Inspired by a Miró retrospective from earlier that year, and having learned about Matisse via Krasner, Pollock trials a variety of marks, from broad, clean planes of blue, orange, and black to jazzy calligraphy.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • Brooke has arrived back at the family homestead in the California desert on Christmas Eve, bearing copies of her manuscript like a sinister Santa Claus.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Polly, by contrast, reads the manuscript and is immediately filled with anguish and all-consuming fury.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/script. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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