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 Illustration by Jeffrey Smith On June 4, 1952, Ernest Hemingway stood at his typewriter at Finca Vigía, his home outside Havana, and wrote to one of his favorite correspondents, Harvey Breit, of the Times Book Review. — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 Trevor Noah took over the role before leaving in 2022, and anchoring duties were divvied up between a rotating cast of correspondents for just under a year in 2023. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 Daily Show correspondents Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic rotate hosting the Tuesday-Thursday shows; Troy Iwata and Grace Kuhlenschmidt are also correspondents. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Stewart will remain part of the rotating lineup of hosts that includes Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic, with Troy Iwata and Grace Kuhlenschmidt as non-hosting correspondents. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 Tory Burch excels at activating her frow-goers, dispatching content creators like Tefi Pessoa and Kennedy Eurich as correspondents, who saturate social media with guest interviews and interactions. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 Our correspondents live around the world and bring a global perspective to their work. — Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 Heinrich is among the correspondents at Fox News — which this week will mark 30 years on the air — whose reporting doesn’t adhere to the leanings of its opinion hosts and commentators. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Politico later reported that one of its correspondents also gained access. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents

Noun

The following day, anonymous government officials confirmed to reporters that the raid was part of an investigation into potential immigration fraud.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
The third-year head coach told reporters via Zoom that the decision did not stem from one issue, or from the performance of the defense from Thursday night’s 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporters

Noun

Six of its journalists were killed, including Anna Politkovskaya, who reported on atrocities during the second Chechen War at the start of Putin’s first term as Russian president.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The airport was off limits to journalists, and no manifest for the flights has been provided.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026