as in similar
having qualities in common
reading and writing are actually correspondent activities
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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
Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Courtney Kube Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
—Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Axios correspondent Barak Ravid first reported an unnamed US government official’s comments that an Iranian drone had hit the US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter before the latter went down on June 8.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
In recent weeks, CBS News parted ways with correspondents Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi, as well as executive editor Draggan Mihailovich.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Noun
For decades, the international financial system has relied on a fragmented architecture built around correspondent banking, paper-heavy documentation and legacy messaging rails.
—Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Courtney Kube Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
—Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Axios correspondent Barak Ravid first reported an unnamed US government official’s comments that an Iranian drone had hit the US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter before the latter went down on June 8.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
In recent weeks, CBS News parted ways with correspondents Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi, as well as executive editor Draggan Mihailovich.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondent
Adjective
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Regardless of the Iranian National Team and a ref with allegedly dangerous connections, Armour would have written something similar.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Mexico is hoping to receive a similar spark this summer from its own 17-year-old phenom, the midfielder Gilberto Mora.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Addressing reporters for the first time since The Associated Press projected a November runoff between her and Mayor Karen Bass, Raman said residents are losing faith in the city’s ability to solve even basic problems and are demanding a different approach.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Both of the accused will appeal the sentence within a month, a lawyer for one of the men, Choochat Kanpai, told reporters.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The process might be analogous to how amino acids spontaneously formed simple organic molecules roughly 4 billion years ago.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
27 July 2025
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The war between Russia and Ukraine is not perfectly analogous to contingencies that the United States may face in the future, and not every lesson in Ukraine is applicable to U.S. military planning, but this war is nonetheless full of instructive technological innovations and breakthroughs.—
JON FINER,
Foreign Affairs,
7 July 2025
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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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,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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McGeady’s career was not, in the nicest possible way, comparable to Ronaldinho, but the two-touch spin became his trademark and will be familiar to gamers, as well as to Celtic, Spartak Moscow, Everton and Sunderland fans.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Sources interviewed for this story said that broadly speaking, prices remain high for contemporary works, despite the fact that comparable works can often be found for considerably less at auction.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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But what begins as a mission soon veers into obsession and a dangerous game between two brilliant women who are more alike than either will admit.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Campbell also believes that Sorsby's behavior doesn't rise to the level that would justify such action anyway, telling Dakich that schools have let players with much worse transgressions play.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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MoJo’s Local serves a selection of burgers, sandwiches and salads, as well as a lineup of bar snacks such as street tacos, pretzels and chicken wings.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Jasson Domínguez, in the midst of a rehab assignment for an AC joint sprain, was activated in a corresponding move.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Each person will then be given a level of risk, and a corresponding action plan, which will include a daily temperature check for 42 days and a daily assessment for any signs of feeling sick.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Correspondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondent. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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