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Recent Examples of punditry
That feels worthy of some punditry, surely.
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Along with Nate’s and Joe’s expert commentary on the industry, subscribers can expect a mix of punditry from awards experts, staff chats, dispatches from the Oscars trail, blind items, and trash talk.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
At the time, a theory of institutional control over the primaries was flying high among both political scientists and the punditry.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
In the last two years, Gaines has expanded her portfolio of political and sports punditry as a podcast host for Fox News Media’s OutKick.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Yet, despite being an early adopter of prediction-market data in his punditry, Wolfers said he’s grown concerned about news organizations promoting the betting platforms too aggressively.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Kirk began his political punditry while in college, writing essays for conservative publications like Breitbart News and The Daily Caller.
—ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
The channel decided to eschew analysis and expert punditry during the many breaks in play for the 6pm game in favour of in-studio games featuring two teams of friends and family competing for prizes.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Along with Nate’s and Joe’s expert commentary on the industry, subscribers can expect a mix of punditry from awards experts, staff chats, dispatches from the Oscars trail, blind items, and trash talk.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
At the time, a theory of institutional control over the primaries was flying high among both political scientists and the punditry.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
In the last two years, Gaines has expanded her portfolio of political and sports punditry as a podcast host for Fox News Media’s OutKick.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Yet, despite being an early adopter of prediction-market data in his punditry, Wolfers said he’s grown concerned about news organizations promoting the betting platforms too aggressively.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Kirk began his political punditry while in college, writing essays for conservative publications like Breitbart News and The Daily Caller.
—ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
The channel decided to eschew analysis and expert punditry during the many breaks in play for the 6pm game in favour of in-studio games featuring two teams of friends and family competing for prizes.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punditry
Noun
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While this moment might offer a commentary on the weird plenty of the marketplace, Anna senses her father is lost an increasing haze and intervenes.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Analysts have cited Night of the Living Dead as a subversive commentary on the Vietnam War, which was raging at the time of the film's release.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The previous passage is from the same Washington Post editorial.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet, Deputy Opinion Editor Dan Sweeney, editorial writers Pat Beall and Martin Dyckman, and Executive Editor Gretchen Day-Bryant.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Twelve weeks into the 2025-26 season, the UConn women’s basketball team is the only squad in the country that still has a zero in the loss column.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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The columns, which helped travelers find their place in line during boarding, will be replaced by digital screen displays at gates where screens are already installed starting Tuesday, Southwest said.—
Jordan Parker
Aviation,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Walz abandoned his campaign for a third term this month amid criticism over mismanagement of taxpayer funding for child care programs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … ‘NEVER AGAIN’ – Tim Walz to end political career amid fraud scandal and party criticism.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Has advertising now become so savvy as to short-circuit avant-gardist critique in advance?—
Michael Cowan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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After the game, Kidd was asked about the critiques and dismissed the question with an expletive-laced response, using the F-word four times.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Punditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punditry. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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