pedantry

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Recent Examples of pedantry This is not a matter of politics, punditry, or pedantry. Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 There are some downsides besides pedantry about historical accuracy, too. Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025 Save this pedantry for LeBrun’s mailbag. Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 Her disbelief at bureacratic pedantry reaches a fever pitch as her desperation increases, resulting in a scene reminiscent of Judy Hopps and Flash the Sloth at the DMV in Zootopia. Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024 The inflated pedantry of his style, all those technical-sounding terms and incantatory clauses in the service of a simple idea, seems practically comic, but Kushner presents it earnestly, without a hint of irony. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 There are some downsides besides pedantry about historical accuracy, too. Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025 Her disbelief at bureacratic pedantry reaches a fever pitch as her desperation increases, resulting in a scene reminiscent of Judy Hopps and Flash the Sloth at the DMV in Zootopia. Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024 Even within watch-collecting circles, the fandom expressed by devotees of Omega’s Speedmaster chronograph sets a high bar for both passion and pedantry. Chris Hall, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedantry
reading
Noun
  • Every week, Bee would send out the readings for the next class, which were often how-to guides for things like makeup and hair, lip syncing, song memorizing, and choreography.
    David Mack, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
  • The initiative is a partnership between the district and the City of Little Rock in that local businesses, community partners and members are engaged in the effort to encourage more reading, particularly for elementary students.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 22 June 2025

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