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
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Clooney also lends clarity on his decision to write a gutsy New York Times op-ed piece urging Joe Biden to not seek reelection, after Clooney set up a lucrative fundraiser for the incumbent and observed close up the decline in mental acuity that other Democrats were downplaying.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Ask students to write a brief one- or two-paragraph reflection on the topics covered in that issue (op-eds, student concerns, local or national news coverage, international perspectives) and have a class discussion about their findings and their own perspective with the topics covered.
—Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Her attorneys said Ozturk, a Turkish national, spent six weeks in detention for writing an op-ed in her student newspaper the year before that criticized the university’s rejection of student government resolutions concerning Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Over the past four years, Chung has been reassigned, benched and terminated by Rosen following a series of clashes, including the op-ed Chung wrote that the office deemed was out of turn.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Ask students to write a brief one- or two-paragraph reflection on the topics covered in that issue (op-eds, student concerns, local or national news coverage, international perspectives) and have a class discussion about their findings and their own perspective with the topics covered.
—Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Her attorneys said Ozturk, a Turkish national, spent six weeks in detention for writing an op-ed in her student newspaper the year before that criticized the university’s rejection of student government resolutions concerning Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Over the past four years, Chung has been reassigned, benched and terminated by Rosen following a series of clashes, including the op-ed Chung wrote that the office deemed was out of turn.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for op-ed
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“Op-ed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/op-ed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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