as in secretary
a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
consulted with the archivist in conducting her research
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Recent Examples of archivist
That's according to Stacey Peeples, the hospital's curator and archivist.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Hollywood archivists will appreciate all the new interview footage with an octogenarian Dern, and the endless compilations of film clips provide a foundation for anyone looking into Dern’s filmography for the first time.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
But there’s something these obituaries are missing, writes Zach Utz, the former archivist of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 May 2026
Variety will tap its vast archive and collaborate with NBCUniversal archivists to document milestone moments, with an emphasis on NBC’s legacy of innovation and its endurance as a cornerstone of media and entertainment business.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 May 2026
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Hollywood archivists will appreciate all the new interview footage with an octogenarian Dern, and the endless compilations of film clips provide a foundation for anyone looking into Dern’s filmography for the first time.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
But there’s something these obituaries are missing, writes Zach Utz, the former archivist of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 May 2026
Variety will tap its vast archive and collaborate with NBCUniversal archivists to document milestone moments, with an emphasis on NBC’s legacy of innovation and its endurance as a cornerstone of media and entertainment business.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivist
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Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, and former health secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who emerged late in the campaign as a front-runner, led a crowded field in the California governor’s race Wednesday morning.—
Praveena Somasundaram,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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In April 2025, Michigan’s secretary of state released an audit of its voter rolls.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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Despite undergoing surgery last week to address a broken pinky finger, New York center Mitchell Robinson will play in Game 1 tonight, the team told reporters.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Those three names will be linked for a long time in NFL circles based on what happened going back as far as September of 2025, and then definitely through this offseason that was about, well, the relationship between the coach and the reporter.—
Armando Salguero,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Lilah Ramzi is a fashion historian and has been an editor at Vogue since 2013.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
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On Thursday, the cultural institution said that academic, curator and art historian Vincenzo Trione is the new president of its board of directors.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Jesse Salinas, Yolo County’s registrar of voters and the current president of the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials, said the state’s elections are secure and transparent.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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The registrar’s office said Wednesday there are nearly 271,000 ballots left to be counted.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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The estimated number of outstanding ballots to be processed is 148,100, according to the registrar-recorder/county clerk as of the June 8 ballot count update.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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For the Delfonts, who use a tape-recorder to capture this desperate plea, Leonora’s words serve as irrefutable proof that an academic career has failed to compensate for the absence of a husband and child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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