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as in scholars
a person of deep wisdom or learning
a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages
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as in critics
a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor
the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits
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Recent Examples of pundits
The rise of Jesse Louis Jackson was viewed with considerable alarm by party pundits and consultants.
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The Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
His film remains the presumptive favorite among many pundits and industry analysts.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
The result was surprising to fans and pundits, but Malinin has since had time to reflect on what went wrong in Milan.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Back-to-back massacres have reignited allegations from conservative pundits that transgender ideology and individuals are more prone to violence and the reason transgender people engage in mass shootings is explicitly tied to their incongruent gender identity.
—Elaine Mallon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
Maybe one day, pundits and the VAR officials — who are, after all, sitting in a television studio — will go through the decisions together after the game.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Some conservative pundits seized on that fact as reason to boycott his performance, along with the fact that the reggaeton star sings almost exclusively in Spanish.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The $400 million project, funded primarily by private donors, sparked concern from lawmakers, pundits and former officials after demolition began late last year on the East Wing.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2026
Gallup has been publishing its presidential approval tracking numbers for 88 years, and the numbers have long been among the most closely watched by political pundits.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
His film remains the presumptive favorite among many pundits and industry analysts.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
The result was surprising to fans and pundits, but Malinin has since had time to reflect on what went wrong in Milan.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Back-to-back massacres have reignited allegations from conservative pundits that transgender ideology and individuals are more prone to violence and the reason transgender people engage in mass shootings is explicitly tied to their incongruent gender identity.
—Elaine Mallon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
Maybe one day, pundits and the VAR officials — who are, after all, sitting in a television studio — will go through the decisions together after the game.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Some conservative pundits seized on that fact as reason to boycott his performance, along with the fact that the reggaeton star sings almost exclusively in Spanish.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The $400 million project, funded primarily by private donors, sparked concern from lawmakers, pundits and former officials after demolition began late last year on the East Wing.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2026
Gallup has been publishing its presidential approval tracking numbers for 88 years, and the numbers have long been among the most closely watched by political pundits.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pundits
Noun
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Altogether, Lorant’s popularization of Lincoln photos took the topic out of the hands of scholars and collectors and moved it into the hands and homes of everyday people.—
Mark B. Pohlad,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The lack of First Amendment protections from the nation's high court has agitated some legal scholars who see the protections for free speech and petitioning the government as deeply connected to public employees' labor rights.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Psycho Killer‘s current critics score on Rotten Tomatoes is zero from 21 reviews, including this review from The Hollywood Reporter.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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It was always accompanied by the language of critics and journalists.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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As reviewers have noted, the engine of her Wuthering Heights is not emotion or plot but rather the whiplash created by audiovisual juxtapositions—most of which project the dubious theory that Victorian social rules were equivalent to BDSM.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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In order to submit a post, reviewers have to leave a rating for the venue.—
Sophie Spiegelberger,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pundits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pundits. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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