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reader

[ree-der] / ˈri dər /


NOUN
one who makes a profession of reading aloud
Synonyms
NOUN
anyone admitted to a library
Synonyms




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Cruise avoids the personal by making his work inextricable from his life, thereby asking the reader to perform a clever thought exercise: What if Tom Cruise were telling the truth?

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

To the general reader, the sentence might seem obscure and may have been so intended.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

For their youngest child, maternity notes came in an app which could be accessed with a screen reader on their phone, rather than being handwritten in the traditional NHS blue book.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

I could probably bet on whether a reader will get to the end of this column.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Everyone in that courtyard must have glared at Ali Shekari for hurting a little kid—but reader, please, he did nothing wrong.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

For readers who are familiar with the literary curse of Plaschke in his column over the years, this prediction is not that.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

His books on New York City planner Robert Moses and President Lyndon B. Johnson function as both biography and challenge, their hefty page counts daring readers to dive in.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Being an outsider looking in remains a central theme across her novels, including her other critically acclaimed works, and it resonates deeply with readers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

We asked WSJ readers to tell us their feelings about patient portals—good or bad.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

He didn’t figure the Kerkopes for big readers.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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