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pundit

noun

ˈpən-dət

Definition of pundit

as in scholar

a person of deep wisdom or learning a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages

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as in reviewer

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 pundit Special Report often pairs these pro-Trump voices with liberal pundits like Jessica Tarlov and Leslie Marshall, and its Common Ground segment brings together lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 When the iPhone launched in 2007, pundits predicted a mobile-first transformation of everything. — Ming Lu, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 And 84% of fans who track players, pundits or creators spent on sport last year, compared with 43% of those who track none. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Right-wing pundits and politicos in recent months have attacked the project over the delays and a high price tag that’s currently $114 million. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pundit

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Noun

During that period and beyond, Hawthorne kept a series of notebooks, which scholars see as an important primary source for understanding the ideas and descriptions that informed his early writings and later novels.

— Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
For decades, hundreds of thousands of its objects were available only to scholars and curators.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholar

Noun

Across 1,061 pages of documentation, the AI identified all 11 issues previously found by human reviewers and flagged seven additional potential problems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Early reviewers praised the experience of using the iPhone Duo when unfolded, especially for multitasking or media, but said that many apps had not been updated to take full advantage of the phone's larger and wider screens.

— Kif Leswing,MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviewer

Noun

Purges of officials -- including some viewed as his political rivals -- have been carried out on a scale that led critics to argue the campaign was also used to consolidate his power.

— KANIS LEUNG, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Its inaugural recipient is Japanese film critic and international cinema advocate Sahoko Hata, whose career helped introduce landmark European films to Japanese audiences.

— Gavin Blair, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

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