variants often Op-Ed
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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But Warsh himself has recently dampened his hawkishness, arguing in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that artificial intelligence could prove a significant deflationary force through productivity gains, potentially creating room to lower borrowing costs. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026 After the country became a one-man, one-vote democracy, people of color took the reins of politics, came to dominate TV news and op-ed columns, climbed the ranks of business, and refashioned school curricula to narrate a different national history. Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026 In December, Ran’s mother, Talik Gvili, wrote an op-ed for Fox News Digital reflecting on her son’s final moments and pleading for his return. Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Johnny Kampis’ op-ed casts open-access municipal broadband in a negative light while implicitly defending a telecom monopoly model that has failed rural Californians. Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for op-ed

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of op-ed was in 1931

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“Op-ed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/op-ed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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