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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Recent Examples of columnist
Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
According to tech columnist Tim Culpan, as spotted by MacRumors, anonymous sources say Apple is considering ending production of the smaller model.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Pat Caputo, a longtime Detroit sports columnist whose work extends to newspapers, TV and radio, died on Thursday after a battle with cancer, his family shared on social media.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 8 May 2026
About this series Goldsmith is a Union-Tribune contributing columnist.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
According to tech columnist Tim Culpan, as spotted by MacRumors, anonymous sources say Apple is considering ending production of the smaller model.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Pat Caputo, a longtime Detroit sports columnist whose work extends to newspapers, TV and radio, died on Thursday after a battle with cancer, his family shared on social media.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 8 May 2026
About this series Goldsmith is a Union-Tribune contributing columnist.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
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Romance writers never write about their real life — right?—
Eloisa James,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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They were briefly paused to allow the studios to finish negotiations with the writers’ union.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Donna Vickroy is an award-winning reporter, editor and columnist who worked for the Daily Southtown for 38 years.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Kenny Jacoby is an investigative reporter for USA TODAY who uncovers issues in sports, higher education and law enforcement.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Rex Reed, the film critic and author whose pithy reviews and provocative Hollywood interviews established him as a bad boy of entertainment journalism, died Tuesday morning, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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China plans to initially divert some four billion cubic meters of water from the Yangtze to the Yellow River annually in the first phase of part of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project—but that’s less water than what’s being captured by the Yangtze, the study authors warn.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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Romano points out that, when Lincoln emerged as a dark horse in the 1860 Presidential race, journalists covering the election sometimes found Mary more impressive than her spouse.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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After 28 years at FOX News Channel, Cavuto, a business journalist at the network, decided to leave.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The travelers are the famous novelist Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Hüller), who is serving on this trip as her father’s assistant, driver, editor, and barber.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The screenplay is co-written by Annila and Rachelle Atalla, a Scottish-Egyptian novelist and screenwriter.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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