as in journalist
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
the reporter was careful to ask as many questions as possible without annoying anyone
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Recent Examples of reporter
In that window, 15 of the chart-contributing adult R&B radio stations played the song, according to Mediabase, among 57 total reporters.
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Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Amir Mahmoud is a general assignment and transportation beat reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
For years, Wilson has been asked the same questions, either by reporters or friends back in Ontario.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Public Investigator reporter Tamia Fowlkes spoke to Legal Action attorney Abrielle Newman about what rights tenants have if this question arises in your building.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Amir Mahmoud is a general assignment and transportation beat reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
For years, Wilson has been asked the same questions, either by reporters or friends back in Ontario.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Public Investigator reporter Tamia Fowlkes spoke to Legal Action attorney Abrielle Newman about what rights tenants have if this question arises in your building.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporter
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Among VenApp users who support the government’s aims is a resident of a slum on the outskirts of Caracas who spoke anonymously, fearing government retaliation for speaking to a foreign journalist and retribution from neighbors who oppose Maduro.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang spoke to journalists during a trip to Beijing in July.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chloe Melas Chloe Melas is an entertainment correspondent for NBC News.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House correspondent for USA TODAY.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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