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Recent Examples of hagiographer
But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.
—Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020
Hansen is not a hagiographer, and parts of the book are unflattering and depart from official Cuban lore.
—Michael J. Bustamante, Washington Post, 5 July 2019
Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.
—Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020
Hansen is not a hagiographer, and parts of the book are unflattering and depart from official Cuban lore.
—Michael J. Bustamante, Washington Post, 5 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagiographer
Noun
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The first archivist, Robert D.W. Connor, took office that year with a mandate to organize, preserve and make accessible the nation’s records.—
Elizabeth Call,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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In a quiet but urgent race against time, groups of researchers, archivists, and technologists are working tirelessly to prevent the loss of vital U.S. government data.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The billionaire Peter Thiel has been compared to Dugin by the latter’s biographer.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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That lets a biographer build a picture with real subtlety, complexity and accuracy.—
Meredith Wolf Schizer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The genealogists interviewed and tested the DNA of thousands of people.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the case of Edwards, Beaumont detective Tina Lewallen and genetic genealogist Shera LaPoint helped create a family tree that led to a suspect named Clayton Foreman, who had grown up in Beaumont and attended the same high school as the victim, Edwards.—
Paige Harriss,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Dec. 2024
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Most Black autobiographers never even planned to publish (or thought about publishing) their books commercially.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Hagiographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiographer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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