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Recent Examples of definer
And much like the fictional sport’s real-world counterpart, in this all-animal cinematic universe, roarball is the ultimate culture-definer.
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for definer
Noun
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Miss Manners would be sorry to think that retirement had left you oblivious to the dynamics of life, which, indeed, lexicographers must follow.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Once its lexicographers establish a shortlist for Word of the Year, Oxford opens voting on its website.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 Dec. 2025
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Bryan Hendricks has been the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette outdoors editor since 2005.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This research acts like a cosmic linguist, analyzing subtle spectral signatures to give us unprecedented insight into how these powerful, yet often hidden, forces influence star birth, sculpt galactic gas and orchestrate the evolution of galaxies.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Noam Chomsky, the linguist and political theorist, is seen advising Epstein on how to manage the fallout from his conviction.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Definer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definer. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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