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a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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Recent Examples of playwright
Williams is widely regarded as one of the foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2025
The playwright used public records and court transcripts to tell the true story of an 18-year-old son who turned in his father for his part in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Robert Schenkkan, Austin's most accomplished playwright? Scores of playwrights have called Austin home.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Over the ensuing decades, Giard photographed writers working across many genres—playwrights, poets, novelists, theorists, memoirists, critics, even cookbook authors.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2025
The playwright used public records and court transcripts to tell the true story of an 18-year-old son who turned in his father for his part in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Robert Schenkkan, Austin's most accomplished playwright? Scores of playwrights have called Austin home.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Over the ensuing decades, Giard photographed writers working across many genres—playwrights, poets, novelists, theorists, memoirists, critics, even cookbook authors.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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Every writer, artist, and editor here feels that way.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Times staff writer Rachel Uranga contributed to this report.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Conrad Earp, Asteroid City Of the three dramatists on this list, Earp is obviously the most developed.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
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Don’t underestimate what an intrepid dramatist can do with Shakespeare’s inexhaustible masterpiece.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Adapted from the novel by Jordan Harper by screenwriters Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, the crime thriller involves a man (Egerton), newly released from prison, attempting to protect his daughter (Heger) from the violent gang who is now after them both.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Erotic Lives Of The Superheroes (France) written and produced by Eric Dupont, accompanied by screenwriters Nadya Todorova and Ruddy-Williams Kabuiku.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Rusty Wright, who is based in Orlando, is an author and lecturer who has spoken on six continents.—
Rusty Wright,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Several of its authors had previously, or are now, working in President Donald Trump’s administration.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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