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as in writer
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as in director
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Recent Examples of auteur
The actress has voiced her desire to collaborate with prolific auteur Guadagnino soon.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
That all of these screen luminaries apparently just popped to Anderson’s set for a day to film a tiny scene is indicative of where the auteur stands at this point in his 31-year career.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
With Michael Cera and Scarlett Johansson among the sprawling cast, the movie bears the auteur’s trademark aesthetics but also a tenderness that sneaks up on you.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
But the emergence of solo auteurs like Aesop Rock is a reminder that there’s much to enjoy about this current, weird moment, too.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
That all of these screen luminaries apparently just popped to Anderson’s set for a day to film a tiny scene is indicative of where the auteur stands at this point in his 31-year career.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
With Michael Cera and Scarlett Johansson among the sprawling cast, the movie bears the auteur’s trademark aesthetics but also a tenderness that sneaks up on you.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
But the emergence of solo auteurs like Aesop Rock is a reminder that there’s much to enjoy about this current, weird moment, too.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
Noun
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Today, their descendants are politely called writers.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Every credit card article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of credit card products.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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Ralph Fiennes’s concierge is the director’s natural surrogate, the behind-the-scenes guy who tends to every detail of the hotel’s operation while going to extraordinary lengths to please the guests, even if that means bedding octogenarians.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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For a spa-like feel, Sue Kim, director of color marketing at Valspar, suggests the shade Fragile Blue.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The goal here is to turn your phone’s camera into your personal stylist.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Sure, the guy’s got A-list stylists and groomers on speed dial, but behind that globetrotting schedule is this 3-step skincare routine.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Such talent is rare, but speaking to the most profound layers of our humanity is not solely the preserve of wordsmiths.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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He might be best known as the Minnesota-via-Brooklyn frontman of the Hold Steady, a punk bar-band wordsmith specializing in down-and-out tales with a Midwest flavor.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Zsa-zsa has already convinced the necessary parties to agree: a prince (Riz Ahmed), two American industrialists (Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston), a nightclub impresario (Mathieu Amalric), a sailor (Jeffrey Wright) and his cousin-slash-fiancée (Scarlett Johansson).—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Prosecutors paint a darker portrait of the music impresario who became as well-known for his rap career as for his A-list parties and many brands, from Ciroc to Sean John.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
9 May 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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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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No matter how daffy some of it is, the production has the important factor of clarity; a quality that the great stage director Peter Hall used to say is a vital component of any revival of a classic.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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That would be lyricist Fred Ebb, playwright Terrence McNally and original star Chita Rivera, key figures behind the 1993 Broadway musical, alongside composer John Kander and stage director Harold Prince.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Today, this husband and wife, Larry and MaryAnn Tsai, are making a stunning Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon as a wine producer under the name Moone Tsai Wines.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Erickson would serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer.—
Mekishana Pierre Updated,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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