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
Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
The article prompted a disappointed letter from novelist Norma Klein, a friend and frequent correspondent.
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Special correspondent Cecilia Sánchez Vidal contributed to this report.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Like most of the foreign intelligentsia, such as Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and the New York Times correspondent Herbert Matthews, all of whom had come to Madrid to cover the war, Martha arrived in Spain a passionate partisan.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Today's top stories NPR's senior political editor/correspondent Domenico Montanaro joins the newsletter today to break down the State of the Union address.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
The article prompted a disappointed letter from novelist Norma Klein, a friend and frequent correspondent.
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Special correspondent Cecilia Sánchez Vidal contributed to this report.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Like most of the foreign intelligentsia, such as Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and the New York Times correspondent Herbert Matthews, all of whom had come to Madrid to cover the war, Martha arrived in Spain a passionate partisan.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondent
Adjective
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Based on similar moral panics among Democratic politicos proposing bans on new data center development from Oregon to Georgia, the Left seems ready to unite to oppose AI because of its extraordinary potential for economic productivity.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The most high-profile of those included the internal sale of the club’s women’s team, and similar intragroup transactions covering two hotels and a car park.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Branthwaite gave a stock answer when discussing his new role with reporters on Monday.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, is due to hold talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Thursday in Geneva, Zelenskyy told reporters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Probing an analogous space leads you to learn and stretch.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Primary care physicians often send referral notes—analogous to prescriptions—that list the patient’s medical history and describe the needed treatment.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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Weiss took the recent Iranian protests seriously, asking staff during one morning call if the new round of protests could be the wave that topples the regime, leading to skepticism from some journalists in London.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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In the aftermath, no comparable athlete organizing drives have surfaced, as player-employee advocates have shifted their focus away from federal regulators to the courts and lawmakers.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The result is an eventual cough that produces a sound comparable to a car backfiring through a bag of gelatine.—
Alexis Wilkinson,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The federal and state governments argue that such environmental harm is not real and that the lower court was overstepping its authority.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Thus, the glut of superhero films centered around one lone warrior (or a group of such people) saving the entire world.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Turn off the water heater's power by switching off the corresponding breaker in the breaker box.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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If approved, the plan would be submitted either to the new community association court program or to the circuit court in the corresponding judicial district.—
Michael Toback,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Correspondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondent. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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