as in writer
a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
The columnist is known to take provocative positions that often shape the opinions of her readers. a gossip columnist
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Greg Cote Miami Herald 305-376-3492 Greg Cote is a Miami Herald sports columnist who in 2021 was named top 10 in column writing by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Vahe Gregorian The Kansas City Star 816-234-4868 Vahe Gregorian has been a sports columnist for The Kansas City Star since 2013 after 25 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Working in Northwest Arkansas since 1990, Tom has been an award-winning reporter, a columnist and city editor and an editorial page editor.
—Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2025
Its vast enterprise potential is a subject that’s amply covered in these pages, starting with futurist and columnist Rich Karlgaard’s take on the AI gold rush.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Vahe Gregorian The Kansas City Star 816-234-4868 Vahe Gregorian has been a sports columnist for The Kansas City Star since 2013 after 25 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Working in Northwest Arkansas since 1990, Tom has been an award-winning reporter, a columnist and city editor and an editorial page editor.
—Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2025
Its vast enterprise potential is a subject that’s amply covered in these pages, starting with futurist and columnist Rich Karlgaard’s take on the AI gold rush.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
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How to remove labels from packages Rebecca Morin is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Meghan Rose is an astrologer, tarot reader, and writer based in Los Angeles.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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In: Pentagon Politics Pete Hegseth Jennifer Jacobs Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The distraught relative quickly left the scene, declining to talk with reporters.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 'My Mother and I,' discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isn't going to be welcomed across the pond anytime soon after her royal exit.—
Brie Stimson , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Her students aren’t limited to aspiring children’s book authors.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Along with Perry, passengers included broadcast journalist Gayle King, philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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For all of the things Trump himself has done, this flashpoint began with top members of his administration's handling of sensitive military operation details — and adding a journalist to a group chat on the messaging app Signal.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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At the Old Stone House, the three people who showed up to join the venue’s director of education, Maggie Weber, were all female Brooklynites: a political-science student, an attorney turned novelist, and a middle-school teacher.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Flender’s father, Harold, was a comedian and novelist whose book Paris Blues was adapted into a film starring Sidney Poitier.—
Bridget Read,
Curbed,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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