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
One of our correspondents spotted what appeared to be pouches of the children’s fruit snack on the bench.
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The Sports Desk, NBC news, 7 Feb. 2026
His scientific correspondents within the DOJ files mentioned meetings with science-minded outlets ranging from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to the Atlantic.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Remnick was just one of the earliest examples of the Sports section turning out great foreign and national correspondents.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Word of specific cuts drifted out during the day, as when Cairo Bureau Chief Claire Parker announced on X that she had been laid off, along with all of the newspaper’s Middle East correspondents and editors.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Claire Parker, the Cairo bureau chief, wrote on X that she was laid off along with the entire team of Middle East correspondents and editors.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
Whitlock reveals that to keep news of Husky out of the press, Ike called war correspondents together and confided plans for Husky.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
On the international desk, some editors have told correspondents not to accept some assignments that would take them to dangerous spots abroad after Sunday, according to three Post journalists with direct knowledge of events.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
Defense lawyer Antony White, in a calm and gentle tone, began to put questions to Harry to determine if the sourcing of the articles, in fact, had come from royal correspondents working their sources at official events or from friends or associates of the prince.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Sports Desk, NBC news, 7 Feb. 2026
His scientific correspondents within the DOJ files mentioned meetings with science-minded outlets ranging from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to the Atlantic.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Remnick was just one of the earliest examples of the Sports section turning out great foreign and national correspondents.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Word of specific cuts drifted out during the day, as when Cairo Bureau Chief Claire Parker announced on X that she had been laid off, along with all of the newspaper’s Middle East correspondents and editors.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Claire Parker, the Cairo bureau chief, wrote on X that she was laid off along with the entire team of Middle East correspondents and editors.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
Whitlock reveals that to keep news of Husky out of the press, Ike called war correspondents together and confided plans for Husky.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
On the international desk, some editors have told correspondents not to accept some assignments that would take them to dangerous spots abroad after Sunday, according to three Post journalists with direct knowledge of events.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
Defense lawyer Antony White, in a calm and gentle tone, began to put questions to Harry to determine if the sourcing of the articles, in fact, had come from royal correspondents working their sources at official events or from friends or associates of the prince.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents
Noun
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Nanos told reporters that everyone who has recently been in contact with Nancy is a suspect.—
Michael Sinkewicz , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times reporters do not participate in voting for awards.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Minnesota, investigators and journalists have raised serious questions about fraud schemes tied to networks that disproportionately benefited non-citizens, while the families actually paying into the system were left footing the bill.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nearly 7 in 10 journalists have lost their jobs.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Correspondents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondents. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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