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 Mary Dickson, an author and activist against nuclear weapons, wrote about the effects of Oppenheimer's testing in an op-ed for USA TODAY in August. Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024 Jay Ambrose is an op-ed columnist for Tribune News Service. Jay Ambrose, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024 The right is still animated by the Tom Cotton op-ed controversy that roiled The New York Times in 2020. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024 An op-ed in the Los Angeles Times last year bemoaned the exclusion of Rancho Humilde, a label that specializes in corridos tumbados and puts out records by Junior H and Natanael Cano. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024 Bowser in an op-ed piece in the Washington Post last month urged Monumental to consider that and said the city would enforce the lease terms if necessary. Stephen Whyno, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024 The most effective tools of political art are different from those of an op-ed. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 An op-ed for the Guardian about the Black roots of country music. Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 In his op-ed, Bret Stephens fails to make his case. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

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