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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 popularity and success of the Chiefs prior to the 2025 Super Bowl, led to countless complaints of favorable officiating and League coddling from disgruntled fans and hot take pundits.
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Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The theory is that while pundits bring expertise from having played the game professionally and journalists call on their many sources, inside knowledge and data to bring insight that others can’t, nobody knows their team better than die-hard fans.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Rittenhouse has since become a gun rights advocate, and the shooting of Pretti prompted some national pundits to compare his exercise of Second Amendment rights to Pretti’s.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Many of the most popular sports pundits cast off analytics as superfluous nerd drivel.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
There’s a curveball that exists this year that pundits and analysts have yet to fully consider.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Federal law enforcement agents and many conservative pundits have spent the past 72 hours blaming Pretti for bringing a gun to a sign fight.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
There were a few plays that caught the attention of NFL fans and pundits as the Seahawks narrowly edged the Rams, 31-27.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
He was not hired by the Titans for their head-coaching position, as some pundits thought might happen.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The theory is that while pundits bring expertise from having played the game professionally and journalists call on their many sources, inside knowledge and data to bring insight that others can’t, nobody knows their team better than die-hard fans.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Rittenhouse has since become a gun rights advocate, and the shooting of Pretti prompted some national pundits to compare his exercise of Second Amendment rights to Pretti’s.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Many of the most popular sports pundits cast off analytics as superfluous nerd drivel.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
There’s a curveball that exists this year that pundits and analysts have yet to fully consider.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Federal law enforcement agents and many conservative pundits have spent the past 72 hours blaming Pretti for bringing a gun to a sign fight.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
There were a few plays that caught the attention of NFL fans and pundits as the Seahawks narrowly edged the Rams, 31-27.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
He was not hired by the Titans for their head-coaching position, as some pundits thought might happen.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pundits
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Dempsey was one of 150 scholars selected from more than 5,800 applicants, representing 83 universities and 40 countries.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These results in economics ultimately vindicate foundational ideas in sociology—developed by scholars such as William Julius Wilson and Robert Sampson—that the concentration of disadvantage and social isolation worsen the effects of material disadvantage.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Cuban officials have said existing US economic sanctions are largely to blame for the country’s ailing energy sector, although critics also fault a lack of government investment in infrastructure.—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Mayor Mamdani can prove his critics wrong, and demonstrate his commitment to his principles, by making traditional Medicare a central pillar of his health policy.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The flat shoes have light padding that reviewers found supportive for running errands, and standing for long stretches of time.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Some reviewers, including Artforum’s, were unimpressed with these layers of baroque exegesis, viewing them as a veneer—edgy but not embedded.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Pundits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pundits. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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