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
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Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Batya Ungar-Sargon will become a regular columnist, focusing on issues of class, culture and economics.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
More than a month after conservative influencer and columnist Ashley St. Clair said billionaire Elon Musk was the father of her baby, the unofficial leader of the Department of Government Efficiency has come out and addressed the claim.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
In 1987, Hardy was tapped to be the Tribune’s lead political reporter as well as a columnist.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Batya Ungar-Sargon will become a regular columnist, focusing on issues of class, culture and economics.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
More than a month after conservative influencer and columnist Ashley St. Clair said billionaire Elon Musk was the father of her baby, the unofficial leader of the Department of Government Efficiency has come out and addressed the claim.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
In 1987, Hardy was tapped to be the Tribune’s lead political reporter as well as a columnist.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
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Honestly, this is the hardest this writer has laughed this season.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The High Potential writers are currently mapping out the new season.—
Scott Huver,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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The China Film Administration (CFA), the body that handles film releases and quotas in the country, released a statement on Thursday in response to a reporter’s question about whether the Trump administration’s increasing tariffs on China would impact imports of American films.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Charlotte Observer Nora O’Neill is the regional accountability reporter for The Charlotte Observer.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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This year marks the sixth anniversary after the author and mom of four’s divorce from the Amazon founder became official in 2019, resulting in an approximately $36 billion settlement.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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These are the questions author and entrepreneur Faisal Hoque asks in his book Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Photograph by Nicholas Venezia / Courtesy the Frick Collection Holbein’s Thomas Cromwell looks like a fastidiously evil Cabinet minister who would never accidentally add a journalist to his text chain; his Sir Thomas More looks like Laurence Olivier made up to play Sir Thomas More.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Although referred to as a journalist in Gaza, the IDF said Bardawil was involved in producing propaganda videos, including footage of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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