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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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Recent Examples of pundit
Another co-leader, Sepp Straka, entered the week as a popular name from pundits to lift the trophy Sunday.
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Justin Ray, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Every pundit will tell you that voters love Sinners.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Political observers and pundits say that possibility is low — but have not ruled it out entirely.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The field will be announced on Sunday, leaving plenty of time for fans and broadcast pundits to debate Stanford’s fate.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Justin Ray, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Every pundit will tell you that voters love Sinners.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Political observers and pundits say that possibility is low — but have not ruled it out entirely.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The field will be announced on Sunday, leaving plenty of time for fans and broadcast pundits to debate Stanford’s fate.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pundit
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Predictive text leads to predictive writing As many scholars have noted, though, this vision of writing was never fully accurate.—
Gayle Rogers,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sam Winter-Levy is a fellow at the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where Anton Leicht is a visiting scholar.—
Wendy R. Anderson,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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For round two, the team plans to outsource the task of evaluating each entry to mathematicians hired as anonymous reviewers, funded with a mix of grant money and donations from AI companies.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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Many reviewers share the same sentiment, using it in their kitchens, offices, and everywhere in between.—
Annita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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Stick with us throughout the night and come back Monday morning for a dispatch from Schulman, plus analysis from Brody and his fellow movie critic Justin Chang.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Some critics have pointed toward potential issues in the event of rain, humidity, sand or fog.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Pundit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pundit. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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