panelist
noun
pan·el·ist
ˈpa-nᵊl-ist 
: a member of a discussion or advisory panel or of a radio or television panel
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In June, she was invited to appear before the Federal Trade Commission as a panelist to explain the harms of PGM from a consumer fraud perspective.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
Given the unusual end to the episode, there wasn’t even a final guess from panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
To celebrate 40 years of the anthropomorphic turtle brothers, the episode featured cameos from the characters and super-secret sewer clues throughout, and was kicked off by a kick-ass performance from panelist Ken Jeong, who seems to be getting more into the singing side of things this season.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Like Buccella, panelist Joel Mesot, president of ETH, mentioned AlphaFold, with quite a bit of positivity about AI’s contributions.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
Given the unusual end to the episode, there wasn’t even a final guess from panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
To celebrate 40 years of the anthropomorphic turtle brothers, the episode featured cameos from the characters and super-secret sewer clues throughout, and was kicked off by a kick-ass performance from panelist Ken Jeong, who seems to be getting more into the singing side of things this season.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Like Buccella, panelist Joel Mesot, president of ETH, mentioned AlphaFold, with quite a bit of positivity about AI’s contributions.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Panelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panelist. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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panelist
noun
pan·el·ist
ˈpan-ᵊl-əst
: a member of a panel
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