punditry

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Recent Examples of punditry Highlights of around eight minutes from each match, without the punditry, will also be available on the BBC website on Saturdays and Sundays from around 8pm. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 But punditry about conflict between the ascendant DSA left, wounded WFP progressives, and the soul-searching center misses a key point and leaves out a key question. Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 This is scholarship translated for a wider audience, not traded for punditry. Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 There’s a bad tendency in punditry to claim that one race, with its unique timing and circumstance, explains everything in politics. David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 July 2026 Most footballers go straight into punditry or coaching or something at least connected to the game. Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 May 2026 But Turner’s original vision was distinct from the panel programs and punditry that’s now replaced original reporting from around the world. Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026 This is what led my friend and me to our idle accounting of new-media punditry. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026 The biggest night in American sport will be hosted by Dermot O’Leary and Sam Quek, who will be joined by NFL stars providing punditry and analysis throughout the game. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punditry
Noun
  • Rampage Jackson, who is on commentary for the event, pointed out that Wheels will likely need surgery.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Thus, Saturday’s broadcast went without traditional play-by-play commentary.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
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    Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026
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    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • For nearly four decades, Jeanne Phillips wrote the column, which was founded in 1956 by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
    Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • To get back in the win column following a brutal road swing, the Washington Nationals needed a little bit of help.
    Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The decision quickly drew criticism from cattle industry organizations.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • As someone who counsels and advocates for people who have been convicted of the worst crimes imaginable, Hood often faces criticism from the victims’ families.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Under McCullum and his ever-dwinding band of support staff, England abandoned analysis, critique of setup and style, and seemingly offered little in the way of technical intervention.
    Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But sometimes, the critiques grow loud enough to suggest a real problem.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Punditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punditry. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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