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

Examples of op-ed in a Sentence

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The News later reported that Holmes’ agency paid a PR firm $38,000 in part for that op-ed. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025 Today, her analogues donate to PACs, endow chairs at law schools, and write op-eds about civility in politics. Aron Solomon june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025 In a new op-ed for USA TODAY published on Tuesday, June 24, John, the founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, lauded the Trump administration's support for several HIV care and prevention initiatives, but warned of cuts to state surveillance programs. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 June 2025 Amber wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post in 2018 about her experiences with domestic abuse. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 June 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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