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Recent Examples of linguist
Noam Chomsky, the linguist and political theorist, is seen advising Epstein on how to manage the fallout from his conviction.
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Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Some of the guests who accompanied Allen and Previn to dinners with Epstein included talk show host Dick Cavett, linguist Noam Chomsky and the late comedian David Brenner.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Now, she is being recast as a brilliant linguist who survived conquest, enslavement and patriarchy.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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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Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Some of the guests who accompanied Allen and Previn to dinners with Epstein included talk show host Dick Cavett, linguist Noam Chomsky and the late comedian David Brenner.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Now, she is being recast as a brilliant linguist who survived conquest, enslavement and patriarchy.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguist
Noun
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Series author and co-creator James Tynion IV is writing the book with horror novelist Kiersten White.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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The famous detective novelist and screenwriter had written an essay for the magazine excoriating the motion-picture industry and its tolerance for—indeed celebration of—mindless mediocrity.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The collaboration with Flanagan’s Red Room Pictures banner extends the studio’s partnership with one of the most commercially successful genre storytellers.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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Hirokazu Kore-eda is a master storyteller whose work continues to define contemporary world cinema, while Tatsuki Fujimoto has emerged as one of the most impactful mangaka’s of the past decade.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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Camonghne Felix, poet and essayist, is the author of Build Yourself a Boat, which was longlisted for the National Book Award in Poetry, shortlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award, and shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Awards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Joy Williams is an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist best known for her short fiction.—
Joy Williams,
The Dial,
3 Mar. 2026
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As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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For Smith, in his hopes and oversights, was a fabulist as much as a scientist, a man doing theology as surely as economics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Rather than go full creator in his commutation push, the fabulist opted for a less viral form of media: newspaper op-eds, placing them in The South Shore Press, a Long Island rag.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Linguist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguist. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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