Thesaurus results for CORRESPONDENTS

correspondents

noun

plural of correspondent

as in reporters

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 correspondents Storm tracker Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver are national correspondents for USA TODAY, with a focus on weather and climate. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 The regime’s charges that Iran International functions as a tool of its rivals may be legitimate, but that doesn’t justify eliminating its correspondents abroad. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 Business correspondents Christine Romans and Brian Cheung shed light on the dilemma. — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 Anchors hold forth from behind a desk, throwing to a variety of stories, dispatches from correspondents and newsmaker interviews. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Weiss launched a series of town halls called Things That Matter, with anchors and correspondents interviews high-profile guests in front of a live audience. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 Other departures from 60 Minutes include executive editor Draggan Mihailovich, correspondents Cecilia Vega and longtime producer Henry Schuster. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026 Over at The Athletic, their FC Barcelona and Real Madrid correspondents Pol Ballus and Mario Cartegena explain that the Catalans are exploring a deal to sign the Manchester City midfielder. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Also let go were correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega — and soon after, Scott Pelley, after a tense confrontation with his bosses over the changes. — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents

Noun

The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Khmara made the remarks at his first briefing with reporters since taking the post on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of reporters

Noun

Released in 2025, the first part of Julia Loktev’s monumental documentary project My Undesirable Friends, subtitled Last Air in Moscow, gave us a sprawling, breathless look at a few devastating months in the lives of Russian journalists.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Associated Press journalists waiting at a checkpoint south of the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon saw a convoy of ICRC vehicles heading toward the Naqoura border crossing Friday morning and later return.

— Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026