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Recent Examples of lexicographer
Once its lexicographers establish a shortlist for Word of the Year, Oxford opens voting on its website.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
From there, though, the American bird became a victim of mistaken identity, according to lexicographer Erin McKean.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
In 1758, lexicographer, textbook pioneer, and English-language spelling reformer Noah Webster is born.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The selection process combined a public vote with language analysis by Oxford lexicographers.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
From there, though, the American bird became a victim of mistaken identity, according to lexicographer Erin McKean.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
In 1758, lexicographer, textbook pioneer, and English-language spelling reformer Noah Webster is born.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The selection process combined a public vote with language analysis by Oxford lexicographers.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexicographer
Noun
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As a cognitive scientist and linguist, a lot of my research training is about symbols and about the construction of identity in that way.—
Stephanie Shih
June 17,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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The field shrank Monday when candidate Lindsey Church, a former Navy linguist who runs a nonprofit serving minority veterans, dropped out of the race and endorsed Macías.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
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The government as a primary definer of news also illustrates this interdependence.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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And much like the fictional sport’s real-world counterpart, in this all-animal cinematic universe, roarball is the ultimate culture-definer.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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To better understand the trend, an InStyle editor consults two fragrance experts and highlights standout market favorites.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
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Amina Kilpatrick Amina Kilpatrick is a weekend platforms editor for NBC News.—
Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
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Beatty’s biographer, Peter Biskind, also famously estimated that the number of women Beatty had slept with could be as high as 12,275.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
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Beatty’s biographer, Peter Biskind, also famously estimated that the number of women Beatty had slept with could be as high as 12,275.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 June 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 24 Jun. 2026.
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