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as in scholar
a person of deep wisdom or learning
a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages
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as in reviewer
a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor
the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits
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Despite a recent proliferation of clean energy sources, both presidential candidates say a domestic supply of emissions-intensive fossil fuels is essential for national security in what political pundits say is an appeal to Pennsylvania voters.
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Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
This is a club that has in recent years experienced wild peaks and troughs that have sated the appetites of pundits, influencers and column writers who’ve thrived off United being in crisis.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Markets force participants to have skin in the game, Coplan’s logic goes; the market’s behavior, in turn, contains more wisdom than, say, pundits spouting opinions.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Foreign interventionists, fiscal conservatives, and the social right formed the three legs of the Gipper’s Stool, as pundits used to describe the Reaganite core of the GOP.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
This is a club that has in recent years experienced wild peaks and troughs that have sated the appetites of pundits, influencers and column writers who’ve thrived off United being in crisis.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Markets force participants to have skin in the game, Coplan’s logic goes; the market’s behavior, in turn, contains more wisdom than, say, pundits spouting opinions.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Foreign interventionists, fiscal conservatives, and the social right formed the three legs of the Gipper’s Stool, as pundits used to describe the Reaganite core of the GOP.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pundit
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Lawyers and scholars would pass judgment, and cross-partisan pro-democracy coalitions would need to emerge to support and legitimize the states’ contentious actions.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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According to the scholar Maria Tatar, these were folktales shared among adults after hours, while the children were asleep.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The TikTok sketch included impersonations of other top creators like food reviewer Keith Lee and Gretchen Adler's cooking videos.Athena Sobhan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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According to one reviewer, the $20 throw is a much more affordable alternative to pricier blanket brands.Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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That’s helping fund deforestation and large-scale dairy farms, the critics said.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Last fall, she was censured for her rhetoric on the Israel-Hamas war, which critics condemned as anti-Semitic.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Pundit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pundit. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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