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Recent Examples of lexicographer
In 1758, lexicographer, textbook pioneer, and English-language spelling reformer Noah Webster is born.
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Even before Google’s AI Overview began taking clicks from definitions written by flesh-and-bone lexicographers, the trajectory of the industry was clear.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Starting at the micro level, and with the PISTOL emoji in particular, Jane Solomon, senior emoji lexicographer at Emojipedia, has demonstrated that 🔫 more often points toward other emoji (and often toward a face emoji at that), rather than away from them.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
After graduating, Wallace-Hadrill worked as a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary.
—Maureen MacKey, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Even before Google’s AI Overview began taking clicks from definitions written by flesh-and-bone lexicographers, the trajectory of the industry was clear.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Starting at the micro level, and with the PISTOL emoji in particular, Jane Solomon, senior emoji lexicographer at Emojipedia, has demonstrated that 🔫 more often points toward other emoji (and often toward a face emoji at that), rather than away from them.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
After graduating, Wallace-Hadrill worked as a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary.
—Maureen MacKey, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexicographer
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According to linguist Gorrie, the story had traveled far and been translated multiple times before reaching Walpole in London.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Additional images show Epstein, who died in prison in August 2019, alongside the likes of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, filmmaker Woody Allen, linguist Noam Chomsky, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and conservative political strategist Steve Bannon.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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Grace McCarty is the associate beauty editor at Glamour.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
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Travel + Leisure associate editor Anna Popp grew up taking ice skating lessons and skating recreationally.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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Fordwich’s comments came after royal biographer Robert Jobson told People magazine that Andrew could face exile abroad.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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His biographer, Rod Taylor, chatted with Joe Sibilia on Nostalgia Tonight about Holloway's relationship with Disney.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Powering the portable scribbler is 1.7-GHz dual-core processing supported by 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
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All remaining scribblers should lay down their squibs and come out, squinting, arms aloft in surrender.—
Jayson Greene,
Time,
17 June 2025
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“Lexicographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicographer. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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