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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 columnists
Stats, score updates and commentary Follow updates and commentary from our KC Star team, including Chiefs beat reporters Pete Sweeney and Blair Kerkhoff and columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell, live at Highmark Stadium.
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Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
Across the country, columnists crack their knuckles and buckle down to begin think pieces about how the next big generational comedy is set in Los Angeles rather than New York.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2025
Read more from him and our USA TODAY columnists below.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Guests included Murdoch’s wife, Elena Zhukova, New York Post editor Keith Poole and Post columnists Miranda Devine and Douglas Murray, News UK CEO Rebekah Brooks, The Sun editor-at-large Harry Cole, as well as Vice President JD Vance and White House Susie Wiles, Breaker reported.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Unlike reporters, columnists are allowed to include their opinions.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Our roster includes top-tier columnists like Sam Amick, Fred Katz, John Hollinger and Joe Vardon.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The publication’s regular stable of columnists includes Tyler Cowen, an economist and podcaster; Matthew Continetti, the author of a book about the evolution of American conservatism; and Niall Ferguson, a British-American historian.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
The Free Press also has columnists who write for most of our sections.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
Across the country, columnists crack their knuckles and buckle down to begin think pieces about how the next big generational comedy is set in Los Angeles rather than New York.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2025
Read more from him and our USA TODAY columnists below.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Guests included Murdoch’s wife, Elena Zhukova, New York Post editor Keith Poole and Post columnists Miranda Devine and Douglas Murray, News UK CEO Rebekah Brooks, The Sun editor-at-large Harry Cole, as well as Vice President JD Vance and White House Susie Wiles, Breaker reported.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Unlike reporters, columnists are allowed to include their opinions.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Our roster includes top-tier columnists like Sam Amick, Fred Katz, John Hollinger and Joe Vardon.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The publication’s regular stable of columnists includes Tyler Cowen, an economist and podcaster; Matthew Continetti, the author of a book about the evolution of American conservatism; and Niall Ferguson, a British-American historian.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
The Free Press also has columnists who write for most of our sections.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnists
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That also applies to a steady supply of writers who imagine the place to be haunted.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nobody protected writers like this guy.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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The study authors looked at 13 samples and found no traces of typhus, but their work does not discredit the findings of the 2006 study, the researchers noted.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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As this heatwave persisted, the authors tracked the health of 52,356 wild and restored Acropora coral colonies across the 350-mile length of Florida's coral reef.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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For years, Wilson has been asked the same questions, either by reporters or friends back in Ontario.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press reporters Tim Reynolds in Miami, David Lieb in Jefferson City, Missouri, and Alan Suderman in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 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.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Columnists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnists. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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