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pundits

noun

plural of pundit

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 And in fact most pollsters, pundits and other prognosticators now predict Democrats could flip control of the House and even the Senate as well. — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 After the election, armchair pundits and paid professionals proclaimed that Ronald Reagan had been right all along. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Oscar pundits, including yours truly, redacted her name when discussing the film’s fortunes. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 But after a 2024 election season when the support of Beyoncé, Eminem and Taylor Swift didn’t help Kamala Harris and in some swing states may have hurt her, GOP strategists and pundits nationwide are doubling down on a newer anti-celebrity gambit. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Alex Wong/Getty Images Polls and pundits alike are widely — if sometimes cautiously — predicting a blue wave in the midterm elections on November 3. — Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026 Fest director Susan Koch is landing more and more top Oscar contenders and talent every year, as well as Oscar pundits to cover them. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026 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

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Noun

Rooney’s growing list of supporters includes scholars like Amitav Ghosh, Namwali Serpell, Naomi Klein, and Slavoj Zizek.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Nupedia was written and peer-reviewed by scholars, and was eventually supposed to make money from advertising.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholars

Noun

For many critics of Israel, particularly younger ones, the distinction between the country and its longtime leader has become difficult to discern.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
His many critics have taken issue with his firebrand style and what many view as a lack of political correctness.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of critics

Noun

Street Fighter earned a B- CinemaScore from audiences and has struggled to win over critics, holding a 42 percent approval from Rotten Tomatoes reviewers, along with an audience score of 82.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
In the best case, on DALL·E 3, about 13 percent of the attack prompts produced images that human reviewers confirmed as explicit.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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