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 group wrote in an op-ed that the overburdened DCA already had the third worst cancellation rate among airports and cited delays averaging 67 minutes in 2020-2022. Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025 In a 2022 op-ed for Fox News Digital, Patel called for a committee to take the FBI and Justice Department to task for alleged abuses of power against conservatives. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025 Moreover, as a communication scholar who has studied presidential rhetoric and who has penned op-eds and letters about Trump, watching was not a choice. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025 The return-to-office policy, according to the November Wall Street Journal op-ed authored by Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is explicitly geared toward forcing the attrition of federal employees. Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 28 Jan. 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 5 Feb. 2025.

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