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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
Eagles co-founder Don Henley talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the band's half-century relationship with their fans; the legacy of his late bandmate Glenn Frey; and how his pre-performance regimen has changed with age. — David Morgan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Valentine Low, then royal correspondent for The Times of London, reported in 2021 that Jason Knauf, who had served as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s communications secretary, had submitted a bullying complaint concerning Meghan in 2018. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The longtime couple called off their engagement almost two years ago, according to Leigh Ann Caldwell, chief Washington correspondent at Puck. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 After starting as a correspondent in 2009, Bush Hager went on to co-host Today with Hoda & Jenna after the exit of Kathie Lee Gifford in 2019. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 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
  • Schore makes a similar distinction when discussing workplace anger.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The side pockets are great for water bottles and similar, while the front pocket and inner pocket securely hold your phone, wallet or other small items that could get lost in the bottom of your back.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of similar
Noun
  • And that was in the opening statement — before any reporters asked a question.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Associated Press reporter Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina, also contributed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of reporter
Adjective
  • For Russia and Ukraine, the analogous deadlock concerns control over the Donbas.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Notably, an analogous gene swap had previously been shown to be nonviable when introduced into ΦX174 through conventional genetic engineering.
    — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of analogous
Noun
  • His previous spell on the Bernabeu bench was filled with arguments and feuds, with the Portuguese angrily taking on referees, journalists, opposition coaches and even his own players.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Johnson’s administration took the rare step of not inviting journalists to last year’s annual conference, but allowed members of the press to attend the mayor’s speech this year.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of journalist
Adjective
  • Target is emerging from more than a year of weak or declining comparable sales.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Putting all those aspects together, the country most comparable to Russia, both historically and in the contemporary moment, is not Turkey or Iran but the United States.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 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
  • Just last year, the US reached a record high of such attacks, including its first fatality since 2022, according to a report published by the Anti-Defamation League.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Yet Rosenwald understood that people who command such great resources also have a responsibility to use these resources to help others.
    — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of such
Adjective
  • In Paris at the European championships, the corresponding major event across the pond, Italy’s Sara Curtis, who also trains at the University of Virginia, broke the three-year-old 50-meter backstroke mark.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Additional directors and their corresponding episodes are Tiffany Johnson (102, 105, 106), Angela Barnes (103, 104), Nefertite Nguvu (107, 108), and Bille Woodruff (109, 110).
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
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