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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 archivists
The estate has hired archivists and engineers to catalog and digitize the remaining 55 percent of the work in the vault that’s undocumented.
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Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2026
At Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, scholars and archivists have recently opened a major new window into Rosenwald’s legacy.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
What archivists found inside changed the story entirely.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
For the past decade, a team of scholars, librarians, and archivists have used bibliographical clues—including inscriptions and bookplates—to piece back together a record of Schomburg’s groundbreaking collection.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
According to the obsessive archivists at BoC Pages, the tapes contain audio for an ad for a Christian bible school magazine that stopped publishing in 1991.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
In 2024, archivists opened parcels from the Anne-Marie cargo ship, which was seized by the British Navy during the Second Battle of Copenhagen, finding a sweater, stockings, silver coins and other items from the ship.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
If approved by a majority of the 40 eligible members, the union would represent the museum’s full- and part-time educators, archivists and marketing and development staff.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Writer Eric Twardzik zooms in on a small circle of dealers, archivists, and longtime Ralph devotees drawn as much to the brand’s ethos as to the clothes themselves.
—John Vorwald, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2026
At Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, scholars and archivists have recently opened a major new window into Rosenwald’s legacy.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
What archivists found inside changed the story entirely.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
For the past decade, a team of scholars, librarians, and archivists have used bibliographical clues—including inscriptions and bookplates—to piece back together a record of Schomburg’s groundbreaking collection.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
According to the obsessive archivists at BoC Pages, the tapes contain audio for an ad for a Christian bible school magazine that stopped publishing in 1991.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
In 2024, archivists opened parcels from the Anne-Marie cargo ship, which was seized by the British Navy during the Second Battle of Copenhagen, finding a sweater, stockings, silver coins and other items from the ship.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
If approved by a majority of the 40 eligible members, the union would represent the museum’s full- and part-time educators, archivists and marketing and development staff.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Writer Eric Twardzik zooms in on a small circle of dealers, archivists, and longtime Ralph devotees drawn as much to the brand’s ethos as to the clothes themselves.
—John Vorwald, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivists
Noun
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Her mother previously told reporters her daughter had a boyfriend named David.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Their attorney, Anthony Prince, couldn't attend the protest but spoke to reporters on the phone.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Maroon name refers to one of the school’s colors and is a homage to the University of Chicago, which goes by the same name, according to local historians.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Located at 239 Hanks Hill Road in Mansfield, the villa’s town card claims it was built in 1875 however, historians can place the home between 1868 and 1869.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Seven Cabinet secretaries came from the think tank.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The president has fired two Cabinet secretaries in recent weeks — former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — after public scandals garnered considerable media coverage.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Historically, observers were also charged with registering voters at polling stations and local registrars’ offices with the specific goal of assisting disenfranchised minorities.—
Allison Mashell Mitchell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Archivists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivists. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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