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
Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
This spring, in hopes of seeing into our AI present and future, TIME correspondent Andrew R. Chow rode them around Austin and spoke with Waymo co-CEOs Dmitri Dolgov and Tekedra Mawakana about how the company has quietly taken over the roads—and where they’re headed next.
—Time Staff, Time, 26 June 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writes about climate change, violent weather and other news.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 June 2025
On a hunch, Simmons flew to Seoul and was believed to be one of the first U.S. correspondents to file eyewitness accounts after the North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel and the war began.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Special correspondent Cecilia Sánchez Vidal contributed to this report.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
This spring, in hopes of seeing into our AI present and future, TIME correspondent Andrew R. Chow rode them around Austin and spoke with Waymo co-CEOs Dmitri Dolgov and Tekedra Mawakana about how the company has quietly taken over the roads—and where they’re headed next.
—Time Staff, Time, 26 June 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writes about climate change, violent weather and other news.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 June 2025
On a hunch, Simmons flew to Seoul and was believed to be one of the first U.S. correspondents to file eyewitness accounts after the North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel and the war began.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondent
Adjective
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In science and technology, important breakthroughs have emerged in similar fashion — not from deliberate problem-solving, but from the mind’s quiet work beneath the surface.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Last year saw three similar incursions, according to The Associated Press.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Other congressional reporters arriving at Capitol Hill today passed these exhausted Senate reporters on their way out.—
Mackenzie Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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The three courses finished on Dec. 9, according to the online course catalog. Reached on his cellphone Friday, Snyder declined to comment and directed an Idaho Statesman reporter to the university.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Lawsuits challenging Trump administration cuts in grant funding by other agencies, such as the Department Health and Human Services, have made analogous arguments.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2025
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Mycelium is analogous to the roots of a plant (although mushrooms are fungi, not plants).—
Skye Chilton,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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In a show of business as usual, Vucic handed out presidential awards in the capital, including to artists and journalists.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Those are all questions that journalists at NPR, and elsewhere, have relied on anonymous sources — people who do not want their names used in a story — to try to answer.—
Meghan Ashford-Grooms,
NPR,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Yes, Amazon Prime Day deals are comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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The price is comparable to competitors, plus the products are regularly on sale with free shipping and gifts.—
Stewart Savin,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Why Open Networks Make Sense Supply chains are deeply complex, and no two systems are alike.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Adaptability Is Key No two performances are alike because no two audiences are alike.—
Dr. Jen Donnell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed at such sites.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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Google signed a deal to buy power generated through nuclear fusion, only the second such agreement to use the as-yet-unviable technology.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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This ensures that for every stablecoin token issued, there is a corresponding dollar in safe, liquid assets.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In the 1960s, Canada’s nationalists feared America’s power—its military strength, yes, but also its cultural cohesion—and wanted to form a corresponding Canadian identity.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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“Correspondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondent. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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