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Recent Examples of belletrist
The philologists, unlike the belletrists, were methodical and systematic, and given to expounding those methods and systems in lengthy treatises.
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Evan Kindley, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023
Harrison is almost the textbook example of a belletrist—someone who writes essays more for their aesthetic effect than anything else.
—Bill Heavey, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
Locke the glossy belletrist gave way to Locke the fellow-traveller, Locke the savvy champion of proletarian realism.
—Tobi Haslett, The New Yorker, 11 May 2018
Evan Kindley, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023
Harrison is almost the textbook example of a belletrist—someone who writes essays more for their aesthetic effect than anything else.
—Bill Heavey, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
Locke the glossy belletrist gave way to Locke the fellow-traveller, Locke the savvy champion of proletarian realism.
—Tobi Haslett, The New Yorker, 11 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belletrist
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An all-time favorite of this writer, this fragrance-free formula is safe for sensitive skin.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
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Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng’en.Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021
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Even his name, not to mention his author photo, had an aura of toughness more suggestive of a prizefighter than a litterateur.Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 18 Apr. 2019
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She was best known for her outspoken advocacy and her charismatic delivery and was a friend of fellow wordsmiths Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison.Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Benny The Butcher has given Lloyd Banks his flowers, praising the emcee for his lyrical excellence and deeming him as one of the greatest wordsmiths to pick up a mic.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 June 2024
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But the next best thing, perhaps, is watching a meal be made—especially if the food is shot by a master filmmaker under beautiful lighting with a food stylist hovering just offscreen.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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Zendaya and her stylist, Law Roach, have been effortlessly curating standout looks together for over a decade.Essence, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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In the video, the congresswoman can be seen using the vape pen before realizing that cameras are trained on her, then quickly exhaling and putting the vape pen away.Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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One of Larsen’s biographers, George Hutchinson, uncovered a passenger manifest that recorded Larsen’s travel from Denmark, and a Danish genealogist, Shari Jensen, discovered that Larsen’s relatives lived in Copenhagen at the same address as the relatives of the fictional Helga.Ethelene Whitmire, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Royal biographer Ingrid Seward tells PEOPLE that Andrew will have also spoken things over with his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who are protective and loyal towards him.Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes the odd pairing of auteur director and franchise property just works, like James Gunn making Guardians of the Galaxy movies, Christopher Nolan tackling Batman, or Jenkins visiting the Pride Lands.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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One of Iran’s signature filmmakers — and among those most often in the theocratic government’s crosshairs — the 52-year-old auteur, now living in exile in Europe, tells the story of a family whose social standing becomes threatened by simmering societal tensions right outside their door.Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Try your hand at drawing a model, whether your a pro or a scribbler.Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
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We should be concerned not just for our personal pocketbooks but for the state of our art—and the current moment calls for dreamers, strummers, and scribblers to be unusually thoughtful, tactical, and shrewd.Sean Michaels, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
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“Belletrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belletrist. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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