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Recent Examples of auteur
Trier seems to have consolidated the Euro vote, and the directing lineup doesn’t feel complete without one Scandinavian auteur.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
The Girls auteur and Not That Kind of Girl author returns to the page for another memoir, this one focused on her life between 2010 and 2020.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
Co-writers Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy fold whip-smart rom-com banter into a hyper-violent whodunit that arms their filmmaker with the confidence of a Golden Age hack-and-slash auteur.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
But Marty Supreme also bears the stamp of a gifted auteur carving out his own space with his own signature and his own deep connection to New York past and present.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
The Girls auteur and Not That Kind of Girl author returns to the page for another memoir, this one focused on her life between 2010 and 2020.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
Co-writers Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy fold whip-smart rom-com banter into a hyper-violent whodunit that arms their filmmaker with the confidence of a Golden Age hack-and-slash auteur.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
But Marty Supreme also bears the stamp of a gifted auteur carving out his own space with his own signature and his own deep connection to New York past and present.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
Noun
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Great science-fiction writers, almost by definition, are masters of cognitive estrangement.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Born and raised in New York, Lanie Goodman is an arts and travel writer based in the south of France since 1988.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Billy [William Friedkin, the director] out on narcotic raids.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Fisher Flores, legal director of the American Bar Association’s ProBar project, said that this year the organization has worked on eight habeas corpus petitions representing children who have been held in federal custody for an average of 225 days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After all, this is the first damage repair hair product from celebrity stylist Jen Atkin's cult-favorite brand.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2026
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Her longtime friend Courtney Ferguson, a legacy stylist and educator with Juut Salons in the Twin Cities, had asked Hormann to poll Gen Z teens about current prom and formal dance hair trends ahead of an upcoming class on formal up‑dos.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Grammy Award-winning rapper made her Broadway debut last week as nightclub impresario Harold Zidler in the show at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, and was expected to conclude her run on May 17.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Zero Bond, the New York City private members’ club founded by hospitality impresario Scott Sartiano in 2020, will open its second outpost on March 10 at the Wynn Las Vegas.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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But Fleming leaps past other wry wordsmiths with his constant, unrelenting effort to wring every last drop of laughter out of every single premise.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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An outstanding producer and a clever wordsmith.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2026
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Reflecting this, in 1726’s Gulliver’s Travels, the Irish litterateur Jonathan Swift satirized early scientists as buffoons.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
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The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng’en.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Mar. 2021
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Veteran regional stage director Pesha Rudnick and her convincing actors Gildart Jackson, Will Block and Adam Poole showcase a quartet of talent completely at home in Laguna Beach.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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No stage director was listed in the program, but with singers on a stage extension in front of the orchestra, a few subtle gestures lent striking effects.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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For most of the year, the animals roam the island’s northern pastures, hills and cliffs, but in the days before Christmas, they’re rounded up and brought to the shearing pens.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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White seabass hatched in Carlsbad are distributed to 10 coastal holding pens operated by volunteers from San Diego to Ventura, including a large site at Santa Catalina Island.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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