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Recent Examples of linguist
At the forefront of that work is Daria Valentin, a Ladin linguist born and raised in Val Badia.
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Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
This research acts like a cosmic linguist, analyzing subtle spectral signatures to give us unprecedented insight into how these powerful, yet often hidden, forces influence star birth, sculpt galactic gas and orchestrate the evolution of galaxies.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Noam Chomsky, the linguist and political theorist, is seen advising Epstein on how to manage the fallout from his conviction.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 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
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Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
This research acts like a cosmic linguist, analyzing subtle spectral signatures to give us unprecedented insight into how these powerful, yet often hidden, forces influence star birth, sculpt galactic gas and orchestrate the evolution of galaxies.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Noam Chomsky, the linguist and political theorist, is seen advising Epstein on how to manage the fallout from his conviction.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguist
Noun
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Shelby Van Pelt has had the kind of runaway literary success that every debut novelist dreams about.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Hokum starts at the end — not the end of the film’s plotline but the end of a story being written by novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott).—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Time is a good storyteller Those who fight for Irish deserve to celebrate when their language echoes through Brussels from July.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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The author is a freelancer and storyteller who lives in Glassell Park with her husband, two dogs and four quail.—
Martha L. Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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In print, the author and essayist has written about Banu Mushtaq’s literary rebellion.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both of them were writers—Lowell a poet, Hardwick an essayist and novelist.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 5 May. 2026.
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