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Recent Examples of pedantry
There are some downsides besides pedantry about historical accuracy, too.
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Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Save this pedantry for LeBrun’s mailbag.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Her disbelief at bureacratic pedantry reaches a fever pitch as her desperation increases, resulting in a scene reminiscent of Judy Hopps and Flash the Sloth at the DMV in Zootopia.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
The inflated pedantry of his style, all those technical-sounding terms and incantatory clauses in the service of a simple idea, seems practically comic, but Kushner presents it earnestly, without a hint of irony.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
There are some downsides besides pedantry about historical accuracy, too.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Her disbelief at bureacratic pedantry reaches a fever pitch as her desperation increases, resulting in a scene reminiscent of Judy Hopps and Flash the Sloth at the DMV in Zootopia.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Even within watch-collecting circles, the fandom expressed by devotees of Omega’s Speedmaster chronograph sets a high bar for both passion and pedantry.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Her disbelief at bureacratic pedantry reaches a fever pitch as her desperation increases, resulting in a scene reminiscent of Judy Hopps and Flash the Sloth at the DMV in Zootopia.
—Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Save this pedantry for LeBrun’s mailbag.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Her disbelief at bureacratic pedantry reaches a fever pitch as her desperation increases, resulting in a scene reminiscent of Judy Hopps and Flash the Sloth at the DMV in Zootopia.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
The inflated pedantry of his style, all those technical-sounding terms and incantatory clauses in the service of a simple idea, seems practically comic, but Kushner presents it earnestly, without a hint of irony.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
There are some downsides besides pedantry about historical accuracy, too.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Her disbelief at bureacratic pedantry reaches a fever pitch as her desperation increases, resulting in a scene reminiscent of Judy Hopps and Flash the Sloth at the DMV in Zootopia.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Even within watch-collecting circles, the fandom expressed by devotees of Omega’s Speedmaster chronograph sets a high bar for both passion and pedantry.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Her disbelief at bureacratic pedantry reaches a fever pitch as her desperation increases, resulting in a scene reminiscent of Judy Hopps and Flash the Sloth at the DMV in Zootopia.
—Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedantry
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Parents Read To 14-Month-Old Her Entire Life, What Happens Next Shocks Viewers By Daniella Gray Family and Parenting Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A 14-month-old from New Zealand has shocked viewers for her outstanding reading skills in her own language.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Pedantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedantry. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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