wordsmith

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Recent Examples of wordsmith In terms of lyricism, 21 Savage ranks himself as the top wordsmith currently rapping out of Atlanta. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024 Soldi—a wordsmith, calligrapher and designer—is the brand guardian, infusing each property with her whimsical, signature touch, while Perduca masterminds the interior design. Jenn Rice, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 She was best known for her outspoken advocacy and her charismatic delivery and was a friend of fellow wordsmiths Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 Benny The Butcher has given Lloyd Banks his flowers, praising the emcee for his lyrical excellence and deeming him as one of the greatest wordsmiths to pick up a mic. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for wordsmith
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Noun
  • Matt previously spent several years covering Palace matches for the South London Press and contributing to other publications as a freelance writer.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Michelle Obama and her older brother Craig Robinson have introduced the first guest on their IMO (In My Opinion) podcast: the incomparable actress, writer, and producer Issa Rae.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Conrad Gessner, the sixteenth-century Swiss physician, naturalist, and linguist, and reputedly the first European to describe the guinea pig, the tulip, and the pencil, is also said to be the first to write extensively about the northern bald ibis.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • In this piece for The Dial, Julia Webster Ayuso reports on the field of forensic linguistics, in which linguists look for patterns in language—syntax, punctuation, spelling, word choice—to find clues in criminal investigations.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Like many storytellers with a passion for seeking justice, Rangeley followed college with law school and a career in social and criminal justice.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Originally titled Creators Forum, the Storytelling Summit was created to connect independent storytellers with industry veterans.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordsmith. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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