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
Yet some commentators, such as Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine, have suggested that something less nefarious might be at play: that Jane Street may have spotted a pricing inefficiency between Indian bank stocks and related derivatives, and closed that gap.
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Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Trump’s priorities are clear: Derail medical and scientific research, and invade MacArthur Park, writes columnist Steve Lopez.
—James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The columnist responded to the woman pointing out that there are many ways around her sister’s concerns of traveling during a national holiday.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 6 July 2025
Laura Trujillo is a national columnist focusing on health and wellness.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Trump’s priorities are clear: Derail medical and scientific research, and invade MacArthur Park, writes columnist Steve Lopez.
—James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The columnist responded to the woman pointing out that there are many ways around her sister’s concerns of traveling during a national holiday.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 6 July 2025
Laura Trujillo is a national columnist focusing on health and wellness.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
Noun
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Every writer, artist, and editor here feels that way.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Times staff writer Rachel Uranga contributed to this report.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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If your story changes every quarter, reporters will stop listening.—
Danielle Sabrina,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Collins showed reporters a 1992 rescission message from President George H.W. Bush as an example of how such proposals should be detailed—comparing it unfavorably to the Trump Administration’s request.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The authors hope to continue to investigate how other developmental genes across other sea spider species may have appeared or disappeared throughout their life history, per Earth.com, potentially affecting their abdomens.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Their argument echoes the stance of legendary Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who championed writing in African languages and died in May, aged 87.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Media implies entertainment and undermines the responsibility that journalists are supposed to have to report the truth and hold those in power accountable.—
HG Biggs,
IndyStar,
11 July 2025
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From paranormal investigators to journalists and TikTok content creators.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The headphones allowed Saenz de Viteri to speak to each audience member directly, as a writer speaks to each reader, and alternate points-of-view from omniscient distance one minute to character interiority the next, like a daring novelist.—
Brian Schaefer
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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That story is about two men, one an up-and-coming-actor and the other a want-to-be novelist, who fall into a deep brotherhood while sleeping with the same woman.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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