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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
Fox News pundits such as Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity portrayed Let’s Move as a nanny-state plot to control the American diet, a slippery slope to the criminalization of french fries.
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Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
However, this was no warning by a political pundit; these are the words of the prophet Ezekiel.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The win marked a coming-of-age moment that tennis pundits have long foretold—provided that Shelton could make a few adjustments to his game.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2025
Yet Republicans all the way up to President Donald Trump mocked liberal posters and pundits who were offended by the Sweeney ad.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
However, this was no warning by a political pundit; these are the words of the prophet Ezekiel.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The win marked a coming-of-age moment that tennis pundits have long foretold—provided that Shelton could make a few adjustments to his game.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2025
Yet Republicans all the way up to President Donald Trump mocked liberal posters and pundits who were offended by the Sweeney ad.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pundit
Noun
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Leading genocide scholars passed a resolution this week that declared Israel’s actions in Gaza had met the legal definition of genocide.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, meanwhile, is referred to by public scholars and media in a variety of ways that emphasize Russia or President Vladimir Putin as an aggressive antagonist.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even fewer take the process to the very end, appealing to a third-party, or external, reviewer like Goldenberg.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Embed human reviewers at key decision junctures and ensure full audit trails are maintained.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Seattle did very little to silence those critics in Week 1.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Before presenting Video of the Year at the 2018 awards, Madonna paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, in a moment critics called totally tone deaf.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Pundit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pundit. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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