punditry

[ puhn-di-tree ]

/ ˈpʌn dɪ tri /

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noun

the opinions or methods of pundits.

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Origin of punditry

First recorded in 1925–30; pundit + -ry

Words nearby punditry

puncture vine, puncture weed, puncture wound, pundit, punditocracy, punditry, Pune, pung, punga, pungent, Punic

How to use punditry in a sentence

Long before established politicians took to Twitch, a cadre of political influencers found stardom there, inhabiting the liminal space between punditry and reality TV stardom.
The Twitch Renaissance|Emma Foster|July 15, 2021|Ozy
We can’t do a lot of punditry about local politics without knowing where the lines are.
Politics Report: What Happens Now in Sports Arena Land|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|June 19, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Whether their beat is politics, crime, media, entertainment, sports, business — you name it — they share their insights, gossip and punditry with sources all the time.
Insider trading indictment highlights contacts with Bloomberg reporter|Erik Wemple|April 1, 2021|Washington Post
The roundup includes both Twitter and Instagram accounts, and is divided into three sections that focus on election results, political commentary, and partisan punditry.
14 Twitter and Instagram accounts you should follow for election news|Jeff|November 4, 2020|Fortune

Going back to what I was saying earlier about last night on Twitter, we had journalists flooding the zone with their own speculation, their own punditry.
Our misinformation problem is about to get much, much worse|Sean Illing|October 6, 2020|Vox
But then, this show has always been more than just the parody of right-wing cable punditry it was originally made out to be.
The End of Truthiness: Stephen Colbert’s Sublime Finale|Noel Murray|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Klosterman is a wonderful writer and as close as we may come to a genuine intellectual in the world of sports punditry.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football?|Steve Almond|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The onus is on one man to hold this wacky goulash of punditry together: Mike Tirico.
World Cup Anchor Mike Tirico’s Bizarre History: Reports of Stalking and Sexual Harassment|Marlow Stern|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The man who holds ABC/ESPN's wacky goulash of World Cup punditry together strikes viewers as a paragon of congeniality.
World Cup Anchor Mike Tirico’s Bizarre History: Reports of Stalking and Sexual Harassment|Marlow Stern|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes, one tires of the incessant cable news punditry; the same talking heads spouting the same talking points.
Vegan Strippers Let It All Hang Out|Kelly Williams Brown|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for punditry

punditry

/ (ˈpʌndɪtrɪ) /

noun

the expressing of expert opinions

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