Thesaurus results for PUNDITRY

punditry

noun

Definition of punditry

as in commentary

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Recent Examples of punditry This is what led my friend and me to our idle accounting of new-media punditry. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026 Most footballers go straight into punditry or coaching or something at least connected to the game. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 May 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 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 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 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 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 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. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 June 2026

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Noun

The platform has featured traditional adverts for bets, but CazéTV’s commentators have also promoted betting during the games, blending advertising with commentary of the action on the pitch.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
At once pugnaciously combative and unreservedly sentimental, Landon chose to take the series out with a commentary on class revolt.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of commentary

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Compton plus Katz’s replacement will have editorial ownership of their areas, defining the overall vision from a creative, editorial and brand perspective and responsible for overall strategy and talent development, Channel 4 said.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 July 2026
That’s a reference to David Ellison’s installing Free Press founder Bari Weiss in charge of editorial at CBS News.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 June 2026

Definition of editorial

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At a press conference at the site, Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said that the city was bringing in emergency beams and columns to help shore up some of the unstable building’s load.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 July 2026
But on Tuesday, structural columns buckled and floors sagged, prompting the evacuation of that building and several others nearby, according to New York City officials.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of column

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The legislation faced sharp criticism at home and abroad, and thousands of Slovaks repeatedly took to the streets to protest the law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Asked about the greenwashing criticism, a Council spokesperson said companies active in the fossil fuel sector can still contribute to the transition, for example by developing low-carbon fuels or building electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

— Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

To Siebel Newsom, the critiques of her work and the federal probe are part of a broader hounding of women who enter the public sphere.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
For a stable, repo-local script, that critique holds, and wrapping every small command in a gateway adds surface area no one needs.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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