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Recent Examples of punditry
Most footballers go straight into punditry or coaching or something at least connected to the game.
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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 irony that Hart is now in punditry and in a position to analyse Donnarumma in goal at City should not be lost on anybody.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Feb. 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
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
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 irony that Hart is now in punditry and in a position to analyse Donnarumma in goal at City should not be lost on anybody.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Feb. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punditry
Noun
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Does that count as commentary on the current moment?—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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Along with a video introduction from actor and filmmaker Alex Winter, there will be a Q&A afterward with Patric moderated by critic and scholar Travis Woods, who contributed a commentary track to a recent Australian Blu-ray release of the film.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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This editorial has been adapted from one that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 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,
11 May 2026
Noun
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This is Part 2 in a series of columns about the viability of the American university system.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Because many of our earliest money habits are formed during our childhoods and young adult lives, what better way to honor and celebrate family than by turning the column over to Britannica moms?—
byDoug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The most contentious and controversial being some very pointed criticisms of Ole Miss, his former school.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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At the same time, some of the party’s campaign committees in Washington quietly provide logistical support in some cases, while avoiding public criticism of the independent candidates even in some races where there is a Democratic nominee.—
Steve Peoples,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Noun
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And there’s always some element of social critique in them as well.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 May 2026
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The strange, perfect irony of Prada 2 What makes The Devil Wears Prada 2 genuinely unusual is that the film itself is a critique of the very promise that made the original aspirational, not just a bitter statement on the current media zeitgeist but a metaphorical meditation on Hollywood’s fate.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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