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
Cal Thomas is a columnist for the Tribune Content Agency.
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Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Krista Kafer is a Sunday Denver Post columnist.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Goldsmith is an award-winning Union-Tribune contributing columnist and former Superior Court judge, San Diego city attorney and state legislator.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Graham Averill is Outside magazine’s national parks columnist.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
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Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Krista Kafer is a Sunday Denver Post columnist.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Goldsmith is an award-winning Union-Tribune contributing columnist and former Superior Court judge, San Diego city attorney and state legislator.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Graham Averill is Outside magazine’s national parks columnist.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
Noun
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Times staff writer Kevin Rector contributed to this report.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The letter writer doesn’t bother to research to see if deer birth control is in existence, but those currently in use in the United States involve darting or injecting females to trigger antibodies that prevent pregnancy.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Branthwaite gave a stock answer when discussing his new role with reporters on Monday.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, is due to hold talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Thursday in Geneva, Zelenskyy told reporters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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The exhibition is curated by Mashonda Tifrere, an international curator, collector, author and advocate, and will remain on view through May 1.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Some critics claim the author has made exaggerated claims in the past about tech, but that is beside the point.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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As talented journalists go independent on Substack and YouTube and other legacy publications like The New York Times lean into personalization in nearly every element of their business, The Economist has resisted change.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Over the past two weeks, every candidate has made campaign stops in North Texas, and CBS Texas Political Reporter Jack Fink was the only North Texas journalist to attend all events and speak with each of the five leading candidates.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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To adapt the play, Preminger hired the great screenwriter and novelist Graham Greene, who Preminger felt would add meaning and emotional investment to the project given his Catholicism.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rankin is a celebrated visual artist whose works take pride of place in both public and private collections around the world; Brett is a novelist, poet, and essayist whose writing has been widely published.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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