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
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Another former Tehran correspondent, now living in Washington, heard from a childhood friend still living in Iran.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
Monica Alba Monica Alba is a White House correspondent for NBC News.
—Natasha Lebedeva, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Times staff writer Bulos reported from Beirut and special correspondent Mostaghim from Tehran.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Another former Tehran correspondent, now living in Washington, heard from a childhood friend still living in Iran.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
Monica Alba Monica Alba is a White House correspondent for NBC News.
—Natasha Lebedeva, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Times staff writer Bulos reported from Beirut and special correspondent Mostaghim from Tehran.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondent
Adjective
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The situation mirrors a recent case in Sweetwater, where hundreds of families were also displaced under similar terms, with financial incentives decreasing the longer residents wait to leave.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr Elarms-Orr is in a similar position as Obiazor.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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David’s view The voters most keen to talk with political reporters are, typically, extremely engaged in politics.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mike Danahey is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The public nuisance theory in the New Mexico case is designed to produce an analogous structural outcome for social media.—
Carolina Rossini,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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Beitler sees scrolling on TikTok as analogous to surfing TV channels.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Many of Mecklenburg County’s top officials make similar or better money than those doing comparable jobs in other parts of the state and country.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Dell’s total headcount fell roughly 10%, or about 11,000 employees, in fiscal 2026, according to its 10-K filing, which is the third consecutive year of comparable declines.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
30 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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Going forward, Reddit will require non-human accounts to be clearly labelled as such.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
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However, only a few metals—mainly platinum—can perform efficiently in such environments without breaking down.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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California is the largest agricultural state in the nation as measured by the value of its crops, which topped $60 billion for the first time in 2024 — and it was hit with corresponding big losses last year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on song and show data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of February 2026.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Correspondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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