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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
The world's largest economy weathered the shocks of 2025 better than most pundits predicted.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
The Celtics, whom many pundits viewed as a play-in team or worse after their offseason overhaul, now trail only the Pistons in the East standings with the season nearly halfway complete.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The 51-year-old right-wing pundit signed off from his government X account over the weekend.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Seen by many pundits as symbolic from China’s side, this kind of brinkmanship (from both sides) further ratchets up an already tenuous situation in the region.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
The Celtics, whom many pundits viewed as a play-in team or worse after their offseason overhaul, now trail only the Pistons in the East standings with the season nearly halfway complete.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The 51-year-old right-wing pundit signed off from his government X account over the weekend.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Seen by many pundits as symbolic from China’s side, this kind of brinkmanship (from both sides) further ratchets up an already tenuous situation in the region.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pundit
Noun
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The museum, focused on the arts, history and technology, will draw tourists and scholars from around the world.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Other industries also had their assets taken away under Chávez's 14-year reign, and companies have filed at least 60 arbitration claims against Venezuela since the 2000s, according to Luisa Palacios, an adjunct senior research scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Other reviewers appreciate the sweater’s relaxed silhouette that drapes nicely without looking baggy.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Part of the magic of Park’s technique is how natural and skin-like her base appears, which was a constant note among reviewers who also tried the cushion foundation.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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Flynn, a Wu critic who nominated Worrell, was assigned to chair city services.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Pundit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pundit. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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