Thesaurus results for ANALYST

analyst

noun

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as in columnist

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Recent Examples of analyst But Brian Stelter, the network’s media analyst, posted on X that CNN had a pool assignment at the National Archives event and that the White House had approved the network’s credentials. — Sarah Rankin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Defense analyst Mark Cazalet reached a similar conclusion after examining the display. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 Kaul worked as a financial analyst for Bloomberg as a contract worker from May 2025 to May 2026, according to the outlet. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Russell Wilson is reflecting on his first week as a CBS analyst after 14 years in the NFL. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for analyst

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Newsom also credits Ezra Klein, the New York Times columnist, for pressuring him during a podcast conversation and in his 2025 book, Abundance, to dig into the environmental laws that block infrastructure and housing.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
Today’s guest columnist is Chris Koras, partner and head of sports at Working Capital Partners.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of columnist

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Through a meditative duet between the performer’s cognition and their autonomic nervous system, activities that were largely imperceptible to an outside observer became known to the performer.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Both developments create concerns among some observers that the companies are overseeing inflated volumes or, at worst, are experiencing wash trading, in which traders collude to buy and sell an asset to create a false sense of economic activity.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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This is the same commentator who last year called for Caitlin Clark fans — who represent a significant portion of the WNBA's audience — to stop watching the league.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Although these remarks sound like typical things a wife would say about her husband, political commentator David Pakman remains skeptical.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of commentator

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In that hands-on evaluation, the reviewer put the Flow 2 through extensive real-world testing across two months in a demanding household environment, covering over 100 cleaning jobs and more than 18,500 square feet of floor space.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
More than 13,000 shoppers have given this pair a five-star rating, and reviewers haven’t been shy about singing its praises.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026

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