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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analysts
  1. observers
  2. columnists
  3. commentators
Noun
  • There aren’t any observers there to do the measurement or to collapse the wave function.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
  • While the result is not in doubt, external observers will be paying close attention to voter turnout and the margin of United Russia’s victory for any signs of public discontent after more than four-and-a-half years of war.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of observers
Noun
  • Feel free to ask and one of our reporters/columnists may respond.
    — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Politically savvy, wickedly and playfully witty, and in close touch with humanity’s many facets, Roger Simon was among the most admired newspaper columnists of his generation at a time when that world was rich in that species of wordsmiths.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 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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