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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An ice bath, by contrast, jolts the whole nervous system—not just the vagus nerve, Tracey wrote in an op-ed published in 2024.
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Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
So, behind the bitter op-eds and vitriolic letters, what was the problem?
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, wrote in a July op-ed for the Sacramento Bee that wearing a mask does not infringe on ICE agents or the federal government’s ability to perform their duties, and therefore the law should be constitutional.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Dan Gilroy Emmy-winning Andor writer Dan Gilroy penned an op-ed for Deadline in support of Kimmel while also saving some empathy for his Disney bosses.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
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Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
So, behind the bitter op-eds and vitriolic letters, what was the problem?
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, wrote in a July op-ed for the Sacramento Bee that wearing a mask does not infringe on ICE agents or the federal government’s ability to perform their duties, and therefore the law should be constitutional.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Dan Gilroy Emmy-winning Andor writer Dan Gilroy penned an op-ed for Deadline in support of Kimmel while also saving some empathy for his Disney bosses.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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