as in writer
a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
The columnist is known to take provocative positions that often shape the opinions of her readers. a gossip columnist
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Recent Examples of columnist
Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics.
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Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
Steve Bousquet is Opinion Editor of the South Florida Sun Sentinel and a columnist in Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale.
—Steve Bousquet, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Rachael Bade, an ABC News contributor and Politico's Capitol bureau chief and senior Washington columnist, asked.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Commentary and opinions In Arizona, there’s relief along the border now that Trump is back in charge, columnist Mark Z. Barabak writes.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
Steve Bousquet is Opinion Editor of the South Florida Sun Sentinel and a columnist in Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale.
—Steve Bousquet, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Rachael Bade, an ABC News contributor and Politico's Capitol bureau chief and senior Washington columnist, asked.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Commentary and opinions In Arizona, there’s relief along the border now that Trump is back in charge, columnist Mark Z. Barabak writes.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
Noun
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There had been a ton of conversations, and then became about setting the tent poles for the season for the writers.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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Janice Neumann is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Lillie Davidson is a general assignment reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a TCU student studying journalism (Go Frogs!).—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2025
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In the meantime, however, the study’s authors note that Gen Z continues to face financial and economic challenges.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Daniela Pierre-Bravo is the author of the book, The Other.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2025
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On the other end of Blake Street, 39-year-old Marvin McCullough is more obliging to the brigade of journalists parked outside his home.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps most directly influenced by the novelist was Fielding, whose novel Bridget Jones’s Diary is a retelling of Austen’s seminal 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Her social calendar included lunches with the novelist Ray Bradbury and the screenwriter Ivan Moffat, and Dodgers games with the agent Irving Lazar.—
Nathan Taylor Pemberton,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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