pseud

British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pseud Salutes to two pop music artists (X-Ray Spex and David Johansen) are preferable to Laura Poitras’s nauseating politicization of cultural pseud-activist Nan Goldin. Armond White, National Review, 6 Jan. 2023 Mr Baudet is dismissed by the establishment as a pseud-in-a-suit, but his calls for the Dutch to leave the EU resonate. The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018 Her son, Art, is a hapless nature blogger and pointless pseud. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pseud
Noun
  • Even sage advice given in an annoying manner will eventually be ignored, and the lord at last was driven out of his own house.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Nolan, an elections veteran, has sage advice for voters who may be procrastinating at filling out and returning their ballots.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Also, more than a few of those there were more familiar with their salad, entrée and sorbet desert than the entertainment issues the 85-year-old Hollywood mandarin was detailing.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
  • To finish, Giannetos spritzed Moore’s hair with the Parfums de Marly Valaya Hair Mist, a delicate fragrance with notes of bergamot, mandarin, and white peach.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.
    Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But Peck is already aware of Imogen's penchant for pandemonium, resisting the task of baby-sitting a bluestocking.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
Noun
  • This multi-day gathering invites spiritual leaders, renowned scholars and creative thinkers from around the world to engage in a thoughtful and insightful dialogue on pressing social issues.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Walz, though, pointed to the rise of some left-leaning thinkers over the past year like Hasan Piker, a popular commentator who streams on gaming platform Twitch.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Pseud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseud. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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