correspondent 1 of 2

adjective

ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt How to pronounce correspondent (audio)
Definition of correspondentnext
as in similar
having qualities in common reading and writing are actually correspondent activities

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correspondent

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noun

as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup

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Recent Examples of correspondent
Noun
Martin joined NewsNation in 2020 as the network’s Dallas correspondent. — Brayden Garcia october 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 There was Sylvester Stallone, DJ Khaled, and Ashley Graham as well as VF special correspondent Derek Blasberg and OpenAI’s vice president of partnerships Charles Porch. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026 As a determined floor correspondent at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he was knocked down on camera by security guards while trying to interview a Georgia delegate whom the guards were removing from the convention floor. — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 As CNN‘s chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward may have one of the best jobs in all of media. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for correspondent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondent
  1. similar
  2. reporter
  3. analogous
  4. journalist
  5. comparable
  6. alike
  7. such
  8. corresponding
Adjective
  • There is also a T-shirt, tank top and denim cap, each sporting similar artwork.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But a key rationale for eligibility rules is to establish bright-line, predictable rules that should promote fair play and competition, with colleges, coaches and athletes treated similarly in similar situations.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of similar
Noun
  • The Athletic, which eliminated its Sox beat writer position a few years ago, had three reporters at Game 3.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Local sports reporter Eric Bailey shared a video from the concert.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of reporter
Adjective
  • Bayzo's pub is analogous to an English tavern, with creamy cups of clam chowder and a piano likely to launch you into Elton John renditions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of analogous
Noun
  • Both candidates wove personal attacks and affordability points into questions that a panel of journalists from across the state asked on a variety of topics.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Breaking through this boredom — especially when hosting influencers and journalists who have so often been there and done that — is perhaps easier said than done.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of journalist
Adjective
  • The man at the centre of the story eventually represents a level of power comparable to that of the state.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Except for the shift in timing and this year’s sale lasting one day longer, the sale itself was comparable year-over-year.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of comparable
Adjective
  • America's most affluent suburbs are more alike than different.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • According to author Caroline Hallemann—whose book The Kennedys and the Windsors came out on June 2—the two women were even more alike than meets the eye.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Definition of alike
Adjective
  • Sessions this year addressed such topics as AI, workforce development, student success, campus safety and ways colleges can adapt to changing technology while meeting students' needs.
    — Brandon Smith, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Walsh is known for styling such clients as Anne Hathaway, Selena Gomez, Mindy Kaling and Ariana DeBose.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of such
Adjective
  • Pick the diameter and put the pencil in the corresponding hole, place the pin at the center, and rotate the ruler around it.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Brazilian voters prepare number-heavy lists to remember their candidates’ numbers and at the ballot box, punch in the corresponding digits.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Correspondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondent. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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