: a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers
also
: an expression of opinion that resembles such an article
a television editorial
Examples of editorial in a Sentence
Adjective
He got an editorial job at the newspaper.
Noun
The paper published an editorial strongly criticizing the mayor's actions.
Recent Examples on the Web
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists.
—Nikhita Mahtani, Allure, 22 Apr. 2024
The Miami Herald retains editorial control of all work.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
The suspension and subsequent resignation highlight the delicate balance that many U.S. news organizations and their editorial employees face.
—David Bauder, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Below are the primers with SPF that dermatologists and our expert editorial team say are worth your time and money.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2024
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style.
—Allison C. Meier, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The tasks they have been assigned apparently aren’t particularly time-sensitive (several editorial assignments do not have word counts, and no one who spoke for this story mentioned a due date for written work).
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The Miami Herald maintains full editorial control of this work.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
In November, 94 Condé Union staffers at the glamorous media company behind Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair and Bon Appétit — across editorial, video and audience development — learned that they had been earmarked to be laid off as part of a company-wide cost-cutting push.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The song had been included in official Spotify editorial and algorithmic playlists, generating nearly 14,000 streams over several weeks, before it was removed by DistroKid.
—Ari Herstand, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
But last month, several Chinese state media outlets published editorials challenging the notion that China’s supply glut poses a threat to other economies.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
The editorial aligns the magazine with the Democratic grandees in the U.S. Senate against the civil-rights movement then emerging.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 7 Apr. 2024
Hummel pushed back against the editorial and its characterization of Leavitt missing from campus.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.
—Bob Beauprez, The Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2024
And nobody else should say that either, according to a 2018 editorial in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Audiences also recognize this editorial format offers both advantages and disadvantages.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists.
—Nikhita Mahtani, Allure, 22 Apr. 2024
The Miami Herald retains editorial control of all work.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
The suspension and subsequent resignation highlight the delicate balance that many U.S. news organizations and their editorial employees face.
—David Bauder, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Below are the primers with SPF that dermatologists and our expert editorial team say are worth your time and money.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2024
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style.
—Allison C. Meier, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The tasks they have been assigned apparently aren’t particularly time-sensitive (several editorial assignments do not have word counts, and no one who spoke for this story mentioned a due date for written work).
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The Miami Herald maintains full editorial control of this work.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
Even the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board flagged this as a bad idea.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
In November, 94 Condé Union staffers at the glamorous media company behind Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair and Bon Appétit — across editorial, video and audience development — learned that they had been earmarked to be laid off as part of a company-wide cost-cutting push.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The song had been included in official Spotify editorial and algorithmic playlists, generating nearly 14,000 streams over several weeks, before it was removed by DistroKid.
—Ari Herstand, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
But last month, several Chinese state media outlets published editorials challenging the notion that China’s supply glut poses a threat to other economies.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
The editorial aligns the magazine with the Democratic grandees in the U.S. Senate against the civil-rights movement then emerging.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 7 Apr. 2024
Hummel pushed back against the editorial and its characterization of Leavitt missing from campus.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.
—Bob Beauprez, The Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2024
And nobody else should say that either, according to a 2018 editorial in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Editorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editorial. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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editorial
1 of 2 adjective
ed·i·to·ri·al
ˌed-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl 
-ˈtȯr-
1
: of or relating to an editor or editing
an editorial office
2
: being or resembling an editorial
an editorial statement
editorial
2 of 2 noun
: a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of its editors or publishers
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