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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of correspondents Moreover, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the annual gala celebration of the First Amendment, was held in April despite an intimidation campaign directed at some of those correspondents. — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026 Politico later reported that one of its correspondents also gained access. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver are national correspondents for USA TODAY with a focus on weather and climate. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026 Network correspondents are usually present on the weekends when the president is in Washington or at nearby Camp David. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 In late May, CBS ousted correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega along with several of the show’s top producers, including executive producer Tanya Simon. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 Douthat is the only newcomer added to the opening credits where the correspondents introduce themselves on camera. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Weiss’ overhaul of the show interrupted a critical off-season period when correspondents typically try to file and finish a segment for the fall. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 The other new correspondents, as well as new EP Nick Bilton, are off to either side. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents

Noun

The president was asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
In interviews with over two dozen residents of the Texas borderland, NYT reporters gave voice to personal accounts of the frustrations that many Latinos are feeling in the country.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporters

Noun

Last week, a regional television station interrupted a live broadcast for about 20 minutes after journalists evacuated to a shelter during an air raid warning.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Separate flights were arranged, with Machado traveling separately from some members of the group and the journalists in an effort to make her movements less conspicuous.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of journalists

Cite this Entry

Style

“Correspondents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondents. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of correspondents

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

adventitious

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Oct. 2

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes