advice column
noun
US
: an article in a newspaper or magazine that offers advice to people who write to ask for help with a problem
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Carolyn Hax started her Washington Post advice column in 1997, after five years on the Style desk and none as a therapist.
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
Welcome back to the most scintillating, compelling, thrilling, and hands-down drunkest literary advice column this side of the lord’s internet.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Local spin: Lewis penned a weekly advice column about parent/adult child relationships for The Palm Beach Post for six years.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Dear Life Kit is NPR's advice column, where experts answer tricky questions about relationships, social etiquette, work culture and more.
—Beck Harlan, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
Welcome back to the most scintillating, compelling, thrilling, and hands-down drunkest literary advice column this side of the lord’s internet.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Local spin: Lewis penned a weekly advice column about parent/adult child relationships for The Palm Beach Post for six years.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Dear Life Kit is NPR's advice column, where experts answer tricky questions about relationships, social etiquette, work culture and more.
—Beck Harlan, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Advice column.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advice%20column. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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