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Recent Examples of belletrist
The philologists, unlike the belletrists, were methodical and systematic, and given to expounding those methods and systems in lengthy treatises.
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Evan Kindley, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023
Harrison is almost the textbook example of a belletrist—someone who writes essays more for their aesthetic effect than anything else.
—Bill Heavey, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
Locke the glossy belletrist gave way to Locke the fellow-traveller, Locke the savvy champion of proletarian realism.
—Tobi Haslett, The New Yorker, 11 May 2018
Evan Kindley, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023
Harrison is almost the textbook example of a belletrist—someone who writes essays more for their aesthetic effect than anything else.
—Bill Heavey, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
Locke the glossy belletrist gave way to Locke the fellow-traveller, Locke the savvy champion of proletarian realism.
—Tobi Haslett, The New Yorker, 11 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belletrist
Noun
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Set to John Kander and Fred Ebb's — the legendary duo behind Chicago and Cabaret — award-winning score and a book by Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, Condon's adaptation draws inspiration from the Broadway musical and the acclaimed 1976 novel of the same name by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig.—
Mekishana Pierre Updated,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Today, their descendants are politely called writers.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
Noun
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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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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
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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Deonte Nash Deonte Nash worked as Cassie's stylist from around 2009 to 2018.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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When asked by the media if the final stint on used tires put him in a helpless situation, Hamilton said: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Ferrari answers questions in the media pen during the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on June 1, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Across American history, the most devastating harm has often come from men in suits, behind desks, wielding pens and executive orders.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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Those editorials were disgracefully wrong, but Buckley had changed by the 1960s, as WFB biographer Alvin Felzenberg has recounted at length and Tanenhaus acknowledges in the book.—
The Editors,
National Review,
2 June 2025
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The Pulitzer-winning biographer explores the life of the celebrated American writer. 5.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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There are lots of great auteurs working in the horror genre today, but none of them have gotten off to a stellar start on the level of Jordan Peele, who premiered with Get Out in 2017 and dropped his third film Nope in 2022.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The film will be directed by McG, the Charlie's Angels auteur whose last five movies have been Netflix releases including Rim of the World and Family Switch.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Miley admires the Shakes enough to have invited their Sound & Color engineer, Shawn Everett, to join Something Beautiful’s production crew (also present: Cyrus’s punk-rock significant other, Maxx Morando; pop penman Michael Pollack; and members of indie-rock acts Foxygen and Alvvays).—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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Its design by Leonardo Fioravanti, the prolific penman who created, among other Ferrari masterpieces, the Dino and 308 GTB, was an instant hit.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Nov. 2023
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“Belletrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belletrist. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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