punditry

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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 The irony that Hart is now in punditry and in a position to analyse Donnarumma in goal at City should not be lost on anybody. Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 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 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 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 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 Kirk began his political punditry while in college, writing essays for conservative publications like Breitbart News and The Daily Caller. ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punditry
Noun
  • April 19 guest commentary The recent commentary on the Colorado Connector rail service was supportive of moving ahead.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This commentary was published in the Chicago Tribune.
    Jon Duffy, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Sun’s five-member editorial board consists of Jensen, publisher Trif Alatzas, opinion editor Philip Caldwell, and columnists Torrey Snow and Julian Baron.
    Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Executives including Cesar Conde, chairman of the company’s news operations, and Rebecca Blumenstein, president of editorial for NBC News, were also working to navigate the evening.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
    Miami Herald Staff Reports, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Shaw’s columns, exclusive to the Tribune, appear the last Monday of each month.
    John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bovino, who led much of the immigration enforcement operation in Chicago and the suburbs, as well as in Minnesota before retiring this year amid criticism, declined to appear before the commission.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • The Irish comedy writer has become better known for his assertion that trans women are men and criticism of trans activism, expressed in often vituperative social media posts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Stedman offers a heartfelt homage to the virtues of rural community and the natural beauty unique to Western Australia, as well as a critique of the strictures and dangers inherent in small-minded communities.
    The Know, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • After the Thunder’s 120-107 Game 2 victory on April 22, Suns guard Devin Booker took aim at the referees in a pointed postgame critique, singling out an official by name in a rare public callout.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Punditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punditry. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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