analysts

noun

plural of analyst
as in observers

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Recent Examples of analysts The additional $10 million the department is requesting would pay for two supervising attorneys, 25 attorneys, 3 senior legal analysts and one associate governmental program analyst, the request says. — Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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  1. observers
  2. columnists
  3. commentators
Noun
  • More sympathetic observers on the right think Fuentes’s disinterested approach to electoral politics is a deliberate choice.
    — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The political hardball and outside money have left some observers weary.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of observers
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  • After the birth of the star system in Hollywood, Parsons and Hopper rose to prominence as gossip columnists who could make and break careers, and choose to keep or expose celebrities’ secrets.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • From the earliest days of his film career, fan magazines and movie columnists fixed on the unconventionality of Astaire's image.
    — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of columnists
Noun
  • The viral allegations—originating from fringe French commentators and later amplified by conservative commentator Candace Owens, claiming Macron’s real name is Jean-Michel Trogneux, who is, in fact, Macron’s brother.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of commentators

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