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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The festival also falls during the seventh anniversary of the assassination of Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, which a US intelligence report says happened at the behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's senior national college football columnist.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko, a Chicago institution, wrote that the Padres didn’t deserve to win, because San Diego fans were a white wine-drinking and sushi-eating bunch.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
He has been named one of the top three columnists in the country twice in the past three years by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's senior national college football columnist.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko, a Chicago institution, wrote that the Padres didn’t deserve to win, because San Diego fans were a white wine-drinking and sushi-eating bunch.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
He has been named one of the top three columnists in the country twice in the past three years by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
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Coming after his success as a co-writer on partner Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar hit Barbie (2023), Jay Kelly appears to signal a new chapter for the Baumbach, one less defined by fracture and regret than by celebration.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Every article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Del Rey is a trending news reporter.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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After 12 years of silence since Bleeding Edge, the 87-year-old author will publish Shadow Ticket on October 7th, 2025.—
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7 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Cleyvis Natera, a literary novelist, turns to the genre for craft elements.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
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Daniel’s commercial failure as a novelist impelled him to move to Los Angeles to try writing for the movies.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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