variants often Op-Ed
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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The op-ed was a true public service. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026 In late-December 2018 Epstein shared the draft of an op-ed with Ruemmler, Wolff and Chomsky. Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 Economist and Stanford University’s Digital Economy Lab director Erik Brynjolfsson said in a Financial Times op-ed recent labor data may be telling a new story of AI indeed impacting productivity and labor. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 Last month, a separate immigration judge blocked the government’s attempt to deport a Tufts University graduate student, Rümeysa Öztürk, over an op-ed criticizing the school’s response to the war in Gaza. Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for op-ed

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of op-ed was in 1931

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“Op-ed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/op-ed. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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