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Recent Examples of ghostwriter
The second of Hoover’s books coming to the screen this year follows Lowen, a ghostwriter who takes a job to finish the book series of famed author Verity Crawford.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Ronald Reagan ghostwriter and author of The Falcon and the Snowman Robert Lindsay died on December 19 at the age of 90.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
This adaptation of her psychological thriller stars Dakota Johnson as a ghostwriter, Anne Hathaway as the best-selling author she’s hired to help, and Josh Hartnett as Hathaway’s hunky husband, who might just be hiding something.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
Wallace, as her ghostwriter, would have remained in the background.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Others include Chicago native Elijah Bennett, a film graduate and ghostwriter who describes himself as a storyteller.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghostwriter
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Powering the portable scribbler is 1.7-GHz dual-core processing supported by 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage.—
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All remaining scribblers should lay down their squibs and come out, squinting, arms aloft in surrender.—
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It’s nominated for best picture musical or comedy, with star Timothée Chalamet nominated for best actor in a comedy and cowriter and director Josh Safdie nominated for best screenplay.—
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Around this time, Fabiano Gullane, a partner at the production company, offered him a job as the showrunner of the miniseries and cowriter on a Senna feature, per the lawsuit.—
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This week, royal biographer Robert Jobson told PEOPLE that the former Duke of York’s exile could take him to the Middle East.—
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Royal biographer Robert Jobson talked to People about how Charles’ recent meeting with the King of Bahrain could spark a potential move for Andrew to that country.—
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Famed writer and director David Mamet, who cameos in Marty Supreme, is also said to have attended Marty's clubs.—
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Here's a look at those astronaut medical issues and others from the history of human spaceflight by our writer Josh Dinner.—
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According to details of the settlement, which would be split with my publisher, then split with my coauthor chef Nick Elmi, giving each of us a whopping $750.—
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Paper coauthor professor Julia Albright of the University of Tennessee, emphasized the need for caution.—
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But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.—
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William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.—
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Rather the answer, according to Obama’s wordsmith, is to take cell phones away from American children who are seeing this carnage on social media and who are rightly horrified.—
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Eventually, this wordsmith shows up as well: Eileen Lovberg (Tar‘s Nina Hoss).—
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Sign up for our free daily newsletter for the latest hacks, expert advice, and more!—
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Like too many hack politicians, Wardlaw seems long on excuses and short on explanations.—
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“Ghostwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghostwriter. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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