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Recent Examples of linguist
Named after an important 15th Century poet, author, linguist and statesman, the Alisher Navoi International Scientific Research Centre will be defined by large swooping arches and expansive glazing.
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
So Scientific American reached out to a linguist for a professional analysis of the recent presidential and vice presidential debates.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
This kind of shifting of meaning was called the euphemism cycle by linguist Sharon Henderson Taylor in 1974, and later renamed the euphemism treadmill by psycholinguist Stephen Pinker in 1994.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Only serious linguists and/or pre-diabetics really understand it.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
So Scientific American reached out to a linguist for a professional analysis of the recent presidential and vice presidential debates.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
This kind of shifting of meaning was called the euphemism cycle by linguist Sharon Henderson Taylor in 1974, and later renamed the euphemism treadmill by psycholinguist Stephen Pinker in 1994.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Only serious linguists and/or pre-diabetics really understand it.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguist
Noun
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The great Peruvian novelist and classical liberal Mario Vargas Llosa passed away on April 13 in Lima, Peru.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Apr. 2025
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Flender’s father, Harold, was a comedian and novelist whose book Paris Blues was adapted into a film starring Sidney Poitier.—
Bridget Read,
Curbed,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The boy who had once listened to enslaved storytellers had become a virtuoso yarn-spinner.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The two-day event is expected to bring together more than 550 storytellers across seven outdoor stages and 15 indoor venues.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The publication of the essayist’s private letters undermines a writer famous for her control.—
Lynn Steger Strong,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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There goes America’s competitive advantage in a warming world, by Robinson Meyer, guest essayist, The New York Times.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Irishman — long and boring, based on the self-serving memoirs of a fabulist and a creep — was supposed to be the film of the year.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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The infamous Long Island fabulist needs revenue from the podcast to pay the $205,000 in forfeiture cash that would be due a month before sentencing, his lawyers wrote in a letter to Federal Court Judge Joanna Seybert.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Linguist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguist. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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