essayists

Definition of essayistsnext
plural of essayist

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Noun
  • Celebrate fresh voices and first-time storytellers making their mark by choosing a debut novel.
    Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Kindred’s team of storytellers visits the firepits during apres-ski time, and a kids' club will offer games and other activities for young guests.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Few British playwrights have been compared to Shakespeare, but Tom Stoppard was.
    Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The theater has produced several generations of playwrights, including Brian Friel and Conor McPherson, who have helped the Irish public understand the changing nation.
    Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Many people do not know when LLMs are lying to them, which is unsurprising given that the chatbots are very convincing fabulists, serving up slop with unflappable confidence to their unsuspecting audience.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Essayists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essayists. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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