often capitalized O&E, often attributive
: a page of special features usually opposite the editorial page of a newspaper
also : a feature on such a page

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What to Know In an op-ed published in The Washington Post, Araghchi rejected Trump's claim that direct talks would take place. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 In a sign of those efforts getting restarted this year, Reps. French Hill (R-Ark.) and Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.), chairs of the House Financial Services Committee and House Agriculture Committee, recently outlined their digital assets legislation framework in an op-ed published by CoinDesk. Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 In 2008, in the midst of the global financial crisis and its associated bear market, Buffett penned an op-ed for the New York Times. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025 Sun Sentinel Pompano mayor: Commissioner’s call to end CRA is ill-informed | Opinion Pompano Beach Mayor Rex Hardin responds to a Sun Sentinel op-ed by Pompano Beach City Commissioner Audrey Fesik that called for abolishing the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency. South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for op-ed

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of op-ed was in 1970

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“Op-ed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/op-ed. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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