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

Examples of op-ed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Since its release, Kim Kardashian not only visited the San Diego prison where Erik and Lyle are held to talk about prison reform with Monsters actor Jamie Mizrahi but penned an op-ed for NBC News. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024 Christopher Steele, who wrote the famed and since-discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump and Russia during the 2016 election, discussed his views about disinformation on Tuesday in an op-ed as part of a broader media campaign to promote his new book and salvage his credibility. Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Oct. 2024 The op-ed was also an example of Lehanian reframing: instead of talking about big A.I. companies competing with small startups, or about the inevitable tensions between rapid technological leaps and slower but safer progress, Altman recast the A.I. battle as one between good and evil. Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 After Sick’s 1991 op-ed, every major news publication sought to follow up and investigate. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for op-ed 

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Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of op-ed was in 1970

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“Op-ed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/op-ed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.

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