linguist

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Recent Examples of linguist Why was Kenny Leon the ultimate director for Othello? Moreland: Kenny is a true linguist. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Whys technique would be to expand the training dataset with more diverse and contextually rich examples, implement rigorous evaluation metrics that compare against human experts and involve linguists throughout the development process. Mohammad Adnan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 For many forensic linguists, the case is a test of the legitimacy of their emerging field. Julia Webster Ayuso, The Dial, 21 Nov. 2024 Seiler is on the Southern California News Group editorial board and was a Russian linguist in the U.S. Army. John Seiler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for linguist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguist
Noun
  • Wolfe, an inventive novelist and the father of New Journalism, is still widely read seven years after his death at the age of 88.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
  • Protect the Mütter created a petition—signed by more than thirty thousand people, including Roach, the magician Penn Jillette, and the novelist Neil Gaiman—that called for the dismissal of Irons and Quinn, among other measures.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Director Giovanna Sardelli is a terrific storyteller, and in this case, her artistry works hand-to-glove with Nina Ball’s beautifully rustic scenic design.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • Since then, he’s opted to help provide a platform for newer indie storytellers, and Ponyboi star-screenwriter River Gallo is the latest example of that intention.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • How Iran might strike back, by Colin P. Clarke, guest essayist, The New York Times.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 June 2025
  • Jessica Kiang Film critic, essayist and programmer with bylines in Variety, Sight & Sound, Criterion, Mubi, the New York Times, the LA Times, the Washington Post, Film Comment and Rolling Stone, among other outlets.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Many of the hustlers and fabulists who populate Crews’s fiction are typical American strivers.
    Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • Playing in the space between social realism and fabulist storytelling, Kezilahabi’s novel asks moral questions about parents’ responsibilities and the effects of women’s liberation, sparing no one but withholding final judgment.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 June 2025

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“Linguist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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