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Recent Examples of punditry
Even before a game was played, Klopp, in his punditry role, managed to annoy almost everybody within the German Football industrial complex by suggesting that Nagelsmann should drop Bayern Munich’s Musiala and play Deniz Undav of Stuttgart instead.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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.
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Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
This is what led my friend and me to our idle accounting of new-media punditry.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
23 Dec. 2025
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
26 June 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
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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Nothing can prepare you for the album art writ large on the inside flap, but the lavish haircut photos galore and commentary from folks like producer Bob Rock and then-bassist Jason Newsted are illuminating.
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Included in the bonus features is a commentary track by director David Frankel, writer Aline Brosh McKenna and costume designer Molly Rogers.
Noun
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Just look at everything he’s built, said The Wall Street Journal in an editorial.
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One of the Sentinel’s big pushes to relocated the capital here came in 1933, with editorials and news stories explaining the virtues of making the City Beautiful the Capital City.
Noun
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Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and wrote the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
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United is a staple of the gossip column and so supporters must take any reporting about transfer targets linked to their club with a pinch of salt.
Noun
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The Supreme Court's decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 160,000 Haitians in South Florida and hundreds of thousands more nationwide has drawn sharp criticism from local officials and raised concerns about the future of families in the region.
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The investigation also compliments previous claims that CCC’s regulations impede coastal infrastructure projects, which has drawn criticism from multiple political fronts over the last year.
Noun
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The sharpest critiques suggest audience fatigue with Gunn’s stylistic fingerprints and concern that the character has drifted from her traditional identity.
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The fantasy of transforming a cold or contemptuous man through the sheer force of one’s love has caused real harm, and the critique of it is warranted.
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“Punditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punditry. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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