1
as in scholar
a person of deep wisdom or learning
a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages
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as in reviewer
a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor
the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits
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Recent Examples of pundit
While pundits dismissed his candidacy, Jackson had a surprisingly strong run.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Malinin was quick to congratulate Shaidorov on his victory, which many fans and pundits took notice of, praising his sportsmanship.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Some box office pundits showed the female-skewing film coming in between $33 million and $35 million for the four days after not-so-great reviews, a B CinemaScore and solid, but not spectacular, exit polls conducted by PostTrak.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
The American star was the frontrunner to win gold but fell twice during his performance, shocking fans and pundits.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Malinin was quick to congratulate Shaidorov on his victory, which many fans and pundits took notice of, praising his sportsmanship.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Some box office pundits showed the female-skewing film coming in between $33 million and $35 million for the four days after not-so-great reviews, a B CinemaScore and solid, but not spectacular, exit polls conducted by PostTrak.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
The American star was the frontrunner to win gold but fell twice during his performance, shocking fans and pundits.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pundit
Noun
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Kaitlyn Purcell is a Dene artist, writer, and postdoctoral scholar (University of Calgary).—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 Feb. 2026
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Using this type of design, scholars found little migration response among millionaires after New Jersey raised top tax rates, which generated substantial revenue.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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Bedsure 4-piece Sheet Set An obsession-worthy set of sheets for $15 sounds too good to be true, but take it from me and over 6,000 other reviewers—the Bedsure sheet set is the real deal.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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In Love Story’s first episode, Paul Anthony Kelly’s Kennedy suggests that Jackie O (played by Naomi Watts in the series) didn’t find acting to be a suitable career for her son, and prevented reviewers from attending the run.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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That case also crashed and burned in court and has been seen by critics as another example of an unnecessary prosecution that hurts the DOJ’s accountability image.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Gartside tended to lead with the deconstructionist angle on his writing, and most critics seemed to take it as a given that all the lovey-dovey stuff was conceptual cleverness, a way of infiltrating pop and turning its lingua franca in on itself.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Pundit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pundit. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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