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
The Duke of Sussex is pretty protective of his children, so when Meghan posted a photo of them on set of her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, some royal correspondents found the action to be odd.
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Two correspondents from that locale recently emailed about their gardenias, which have proven to be decidedly unfussy.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Francesca Chambers and Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy are White House correspondents for USA TODAY.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Six years ago, right before the pandemic struck, NPR correspondents Rebecca Davis and Marc Silver visited a village called Nduru Beach in Kenya, on the shores of Lake Victoria.
—Viola Kosome, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Terrorists masquerading as journalists disgrace the profession & put real war correspondents in mortal danger.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
That includes war correspondents who are covering war while under the protection of an armed group.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
The crew includes Drew’s News correspondents Ross Mathews and Valerie Bertinelli, as well as hairstylist Chris Appleton, interior designer Mikel Welch, sustainability expert Danny Seo, chef Pilar Valdes, and stylist Zanna Roberts Rossi.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The network has 28 on-air anchors, 21 correspondents and reporters, and provides more than 120 hours of live programming each week.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Two correspondents from that locale recently emailed about their gardenias, which have proven to be decidedly unfussy.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Francesca Chambers and Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy are White House correspondents for USA TODAY.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Six years ago, right before the pandemic struck, NPR correspondents Rebecca Davis and Marc Silver visited a village called Nduru Beach in Kenya, on the shores of Lake Victoria.
—Viola Kosome, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Terrorists masquerading as journalists disgrace the profession & put real war correspondents in mortal danger.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
That includes war correspondents who are covering war while under the protection of an armed group.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
The crew includes Drew’s News correspondents Ross Mathews and Valerie Bertinelli, as well as hairstylist Chris Appleton, interior designer Mikel Welch, sustainability expert Danny Seo, chef Pilar Valdes, and stylist Zanna Roberts Rossi.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The network has 28 on-air anchors, 21 correspondents and reporters, and provides more than 120 hours of live programming each week.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents
Noun
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Watch Rye Lane on Hulu Boston Strangler Based on the gripping true story, this 2023 historical crime thriller stars Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon as Boston Record-American reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole, respectively.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Observer reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow teamed up with Observer columnist Scott Fowler to deliver you our predictions on the Week 1 contest between the Jaguars and the Panthers.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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For 25 years, Chavism has co-opted Venezuela's infrastructure for its own enrichment, persecuting journalists and opposition, wrecking the economy, and leaving its citizens in poverty.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Correspondents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondents. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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