as in essay
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
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And this year, his mom, Rosie, got to witness her son win the Masters for a second time, all while toting around a custom purse with a 2025 newspaper article announcing his career slam printed on it.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
In his ruling, the judge noted that the Journal did reach out to Trump for comment before the article’s publication.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
This article contains spoilers for The Prestige.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
This article has been updated to note that a tentative San Diego Municipal Employees Association contract covers three years and an 8% pay bump is limited.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
In his ruling, the judge noted that the Journal did reach out to Trump for comment before the article’s publication.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
This article contains spoilers for The Prestige.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
This article has been updated to note that a tentative San Diego Municipal Employees Association contract covers three years and an 8% pay bump is limited.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for article
essay
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His then-wife Justin Wilson later penned an essay in Marie Claire describing the incident.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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