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Mary’s flowers and their legends Using research from botanists, folklorists and lexicographers, Stokes and McTague created lists of hundreds of flowers and plants with their medieval, religious names.
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Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
The origins of the ending-preposition prohibition Among grammarians and lexicographers, Merriam-Webster's comments are widely accepted.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
Today, Americanisms are easy for modern lexicographers to find because of the internet and access to large data sets.
—Sarah Ogilvie, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2023
Swan had written and was shopping a screenplay, The Saint and the Scoundrel, about Samuel Johnson, the English lexicographer who published A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755 and suffered from Tourette syndrome.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
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Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
The origins of the ending-preposition prohibition Among grammarians and lexicographers, Merriam-Webster's comments are widely accepted.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
Today, Americanisms are easy for modern lexicographers to find because of the internet and access to large data sets.
—Sarah Ogilvie, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2023
Swan had written and was shopping a screenplay, The Saint and the Scoundrel, about Samuel Johnson, the English lexicographer who published A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755 and suffered from Tourette syndrome.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexicographer
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My obsession with this topic started with research from linguist Andrew Bray.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
12 Feb. 2025
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But the cognitive scientist Asifa Majid, now of Oxford, and the linguist Niclas Burenhult, of Lund University, in Sweden, have shown that this needn’t be the case.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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To identify this standout group, Forbes editors worked with expert judges—including musician Sam Smith, Spotify’s head of podcasts for Central Europe Saruul Krause-Jentsch, and fashion designer Stella Jean—to review more than 10,000 candidates, evaluating them on impact, financials, and creativity.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Submit a letter to the editor or write to letters@theatlantic.com.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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Royal biographer Ingrid Seward told PEOPLE at the time that Prince Andrew would have talked through the matter with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, as well as his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who have all been protective and loyal to him throughout years of public scrutiny.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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His dedication continued even after Tesla achieved widespread success; for example, biographer Walter Isaacson wrote in 2023 that Musk would regularly visit Tesla’s Palo Alto office and have impromptu discussions with engineers working on Tesla’s Autopilot feature.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Image Wojnarowski transcended the relative anonymity of most sports scribblers by virtue of his hustle and connections often landing him N.B.A. stories before anyone else.—
Victor Mather,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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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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“Lexicographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicographer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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