analyst

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Recent Examples of analyst The nonconformists of the game have disappeared slowly, and many players seem to be more concerned about promoting their brands, improving their social-media followings or auditioning for a post-career job as a baseball analyst. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Gail Hollenbeck of Inverness is a retired journalist and a former intelligence analyst. Gail Hollenbeck, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026 That section was eliminated due to cost, with analysts expecting 421 investigations per year. Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 Evan Mills is an environmental analyst specializing in energy, forests and climate change and a retired senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for analyst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analyst
Noun
  • Matthew Lynn is a financial columnist and author.
    Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
  • My father had been an author, poet, newspaper columnist, and entrepreneur.
    Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This might make observers wonder why Lee even bothered to introduce the measure.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The comments highlight growing concerns among international observers that the current conflict, while degrading Iran’s infrastructure, may not prevent the country from eventually rebuilding its nuclear program.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Conservative commentator Steve Hilton had the support of 17% of likely voters and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco had the backing of 16%, according to a poll released Wednesday by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Riley has already worked as an analyst for CBS Golazo Network and a commentator during the SheBelives Cup.
    Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But British reviewers were not so amused – and several were not afraid to find fault with the UK version of the long-running US show.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Variety reviewer Scott Bryan was generally upbeat when assessing the show.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Analyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analyst. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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