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

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The report and op-ed were both published before the double resignation. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025 This op-ed was originally published by Glamour UK. Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2025 Eddy came under fire after the op-ed published, with Angel City FC and the team's captain, center back Sarah Gorden, both denouncing the piece. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 The statement also comes after Angel City FC's Elizabeth Eddy published a New York Post op-ed last week calling for the NWSL to adopt a stricter gender eligibility policy. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025 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 15 Nov. 2025.

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