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But popularity isn’t the only factor lexicographers consider when determining the word of the year.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Mary’s flowers and their legends Using research from botanists, folklorists and lexicographers, Stokes and McTague created lists of hundreds of flowers and plants with their medieval, religious names.
—Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
Written by a career lexicographer with an infectious love of the English language, this ode to the dictionary is full of fun facts for linguistics lovers, as well as intimate stories that nerds of all stripes can enjoy.
—The Week Us, theweek, 16 Apr. 2024
The origins of the ending-preposition prohibition Among grammarians and lexicographers, Merriam-Webster's comments are widely accepted.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Mary’s flowers and their legends Using research from botanists, folklorists and lexicographers, Stokes and McTague created lists of hundreds of flowers and plants with their medieval, religious names.
—Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
Written by a career lexicographer with an infectious love of the English language, this ode to the dictionary is full of fun facts for linguistics lovers, as well as intimate stories that nerds of all stripes can enjoy.
—The Week Us, theweek, 16 Apr. 2024
The origins of the ending-preposition prohibition Among grammarians and lexicographers, Merriam-Webster's comments are widely accepted.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexicographer
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All 14 languages included: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Turkish, and more. 10,000+ hours of lessons designed by 100+ expert linguists.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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University of Washington linguist Emily Bender studies LLMs and has consistently warned that language models are simply unverified text synthesis machines.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Razer’s chairman and CEO is a member of the elite billionaires club whose members appear on our annual list of Singapore’s 50 richest, collated by a team led by wealth editor Jane Ho.—
Naazneen Karmali,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The camps were more or less divided between people who think McCarthy crossed a line with staff in several instances, and others who see him as a top-tier editor with a passion for journalistic results and less patience for staff who fall short.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, some reports have suggested that B intimated to the biographer that the singer's bandmates and his best friend, Mary Austin, had been aware of her existence.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The biographer who revived the reputation of our first Secretary of the Treasury—and incidentally launched a trillion amateur rap battles—set his sights on a beloved American satirist this year.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 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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Considering that other characters can see him, young Marcel is presumably more than just a projection of the scribbler’s subconscious.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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“Lexicographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicographer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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