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as in director
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Recent Examples of auteur
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) An auteur’s beautiful tribute to Adam Sandler movies.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
With nearly three decades of filmmaking and thirteen feature films to his name, Wes Anderson has more than earned his reputation as an auteur.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
Kwan, of course, is a veteran and visionary auteur alongside longtime collaborator Daniel Scheinert (hence the nickname The Daniels).
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Among the mentors is Argentine auteur playwright, showrunner and director Erika Halvorsen, who is Netflix’s manager of content for the southern cone (Argentina and Chile).
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 July 2025
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
With nearly three decades of filmmaking and thirteen feature films to his name, Wes Anderson has more than earned his reputation as an auteur.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
Kwan, of course, is a veteran and visionary auteur alongside longtime collaborator Daniel Scheinert (hence the nickname The Daniels).
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Among the mentors is Argentine auteur playwright, showrunner and director Erika Halvorsen, who is Netflix’s manager of content for the southern cone (Argentina and Chile).
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
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During a recent piece in which ESPN writers ranked NFL teams based on their future outlooks, Walder offered an incredibly bold prediction on Nix, projecting that the former first-round pick will lose his job soon.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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The ranch, long the property of the University of New Mexico, was now run as a writers’ retreat, with a single writer of reputation occupying the privileged position of writer-in-residence.—
Vivian Gornick,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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That summer, the actress and director Elizabeth Banks optioned the show for development.—
Eric Benson,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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It was created in 2008 and the director position is a mayoral appointment.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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When Taylor Swift dropped folklore and evermore, her stylists selected Magnolia Pearl’s vintage-laced dresses.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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After Ortega shared an Instagram carousel of her look Monday, her stylist, Enrique Melendez, shared what was really going on behind the scenes on his Instagram Stories.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In much the way Men in Love the novel places Welsh’s own writing in dialogue with the wordsmiths of history, the Men in Love album offers a conversation between two lovers.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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On July 3, Skepta sparked international debate with a bold challenge posted to social media, expressing his desire to settle the debate over which nation boasts the superior wordsmiths.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
7 July 2025
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This round, President Trump is the art impresario in chief.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
5 June 2025
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As Phillips, Seth K Hale is impresario, goad and narrator — and for good measure, often contributes harmony vocals.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Reflecting this, in 1726’s Gulliver’s Travels, the Irish litterateur Jonathan Swift satirized early scientists as buffoons.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
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Clearly, by now — that is, 1835 — science had done enough to prove itself in the eyes of the litterateurs.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
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Robert Wilson, an experimental theater stage director, playwright, founder and artistic director of The Watermill Center, died on July 31.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
31 July 2025
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But under the tutelage of stage director Doug Clemons, a gifted comic actor himself, Taylor and Ryan commit to the entertaining personas that Wang has written.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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Michael Sloan, a television writer, producer, and novelist best known as the co-creator of The Equalizer, died in New York City on August 13.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Labor Department’s producer price index surged 0.9% in June, the largest increase in almost three years.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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