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a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
consulted with the archivist in conducting her research
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Recent Examples of archivists
Attendees can learn how to maintain family collections from professional collectors and amateur archivists, and view rarely seen objects from the Natural History Museum.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
The announcement sparked uproar among local historian and archivists.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The expansion, funded in part by a private donor, allows for more capacity in the space and includes a new constructive storage room for the archives and a new digital processing room for archivists, according to a news release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Her plans to expand Archive Alive include a vision that widens access to both education and professional opportunities for budding Black archivists.
—Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Today’s clients aren’t just heiresses and socialites—such as the archetypal ladies who lunched Nan Kempner and Lynn Wyatt—they’re young tech founders, wealthy aesthetes, and archivists.
—Chloe Russell Kent, Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
Its archivists searched for 15 years to locate a perfume bottle dating from 1947 that contained Le Dix.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
The announcement sparked uproar among local historian and archivists.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The expansion, funded in part by a private donor, allows for more capacity in the space and includes a new constructive storage room for the archives and a new digital processing room for archivists, according to a news release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Her plans to expand Archive Alive include a vision that widens access to both education and professional opportunities for budding Black archivists.
—Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Today’s clients aren’t just heiresses and socialites—such as the archetypal ladies who lunched Nan Kempner and Lynn Wyatt—they’re young tech founders, wealthy aesthetes, and archivists.
—Chloe Russell Kent, Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
Its archivists searched for 15 years to locate a perfume bottle dating from 1947 that contained Le Dix.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivists
Noun
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During the Fever’s practice ahead of Game 1 against Las Vegas, Clark, who is out for the playoffs with a groin injury, yelled at reporters from the other side of the gym to check her tweet.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Many of these affiliates are mom-and-pop operations held together with shoestring budgets and minimum-wage reporters.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Trump's combative approach to his role of healer-in-chief when tragedy strikes also represents a break from tradition, according to presidential historians who spoke with Newsweek.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No chauffeurs, secretaries, helicopters – things that do happen next door in Argentina.—
Sofía Benavides,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some Republicans, including the secretaries of state for Wyoming and Arkansas, expressed support for restricting mail voting after Trump called for its elimination, but others, like New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, have criticized the proposal.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Traditional registrars also face disintermediation threats and may resist integration efforts that could reduce their control over lucrative renewal fees.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Archivists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivists. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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