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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
To prepare for the release of the 1926 census, archivists spent nearly three years conserving, digitizing and transcribing the decades-old data, McBride said.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The estate has hired archivists and engineers to catalog and digitize the remaining 55 percent of the work in the vault that’s undocumented.
—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
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The estate has hired archivists and engineers to catalog and digitize the remaining 55 percent of the work in the vault that’s undocumented.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivists
Noun
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Several members of Driggers’ family addressed reporters afterward.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Suing government agencies is not a first choice for most reporters and news organizations.—
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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After 50 years, historians say a suspicious fire - probably arson - burned down the Point Alones fishing village in 1906.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Previous defense secretaries have mainly steered clear of partisan politics and divisive social issues.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Now many of your Cabinet secretaries live on military bases.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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In a memo to the state's county clerks and registrars, Weber said official certification would happen in June for the November 3 general election ballot.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Archivists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivists. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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