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Recent Examples of linguist
One of those dissenters was the linguist Mark Liberman, who lambasted the word numerous times over the years in his blog Language Log.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
At the forefront of that work is Daria Valentin, a Ladin linguist born and raised in Val Badia.
—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
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
At the forefront of that work is Daria Valentin, a Ladin linguist born and raised in Val Badia.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguist
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American poet and novelist Charles Bukowski had a wide range of menial jobs before finding success as a writer later in life.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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Set in a quaint, New England town, the six-part series follows bestselling novelist, Allie (Shields), who forms an unlikely alliance with Andi (Williamson), an aspiring writer and podcaster, to find the killer of a close friend.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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But as a storyteller, Barton is primarily interested in how pairs of people navigate the power dynamics between them (think of the personal and professional relationships throughout Barton’s previous series, Giri/Haji and Black Doves), and so his Amadeus reconfigures.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Industry leaders will discuss stackable incentives, rebates, grants, and financing strategies, alongside resources supporting independent producers and emerging storytellers working in California.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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Gabrielle Glancy is a poet, novelist, and essayist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The American Poetry Review.—
Gabrielle Glancy,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
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As a poet, novelist, and essayist, Wendell Berry is one of the great modern voices of agrarian values.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Dowd Voicers are either clueless about the facts or, like their hero Trump, are simply fabulists making up numbers to suit their biased narrative.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 May 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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“Linguist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguist. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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