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
Breaking news will be part of the mix, drawing on CNN’s international correspondents, but also planned are other segments, like movie reviews, Michaelson said.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
To guard against undue optimism that the war in Europe would soon be over, the war correspondents stressed the difficulties that lay ahead.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Hours after the deal’s announcement, videos posted on social media by correspondents and Unicef spokesperson James Elder in Gaza showed a relatively quiet night sky, a rare occurrence in an enclave that has faced incessant bombardments for just over two years.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver are national correspondents for USA TODAY, with decades of experience covering hurricanes, weather and climate.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
An international team of war correspondents fights to report the truth.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Jordan Klepper hosted a segment where all the correspondents got sucked off to heaven, utilizing the show’s green screen to its best effect in years.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The list of signees includes former correspondents like Sam Donaldson and Judy Muller; former executive producers like Tom Bettag; and Kayce Freed Jennings, widow of the famed ABC anchor Peter Jennings.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
To guard against undue optimism that the war in Europe would soon be over, the war correspondents stressed the difficulties that lay ahead.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Hours after the deal’s announcement, videos posted on social media by correspondents and Unicef spokesperson James Elder in Gaza showed a relatively quiet night sky, a rare occurrence in an enclave that has faced incessant bombardments for just over two years.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver are national correspondents for USA TODAY, with decades of experience covering hurricanes, weather and climate.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
An international team of war correspondents fights to report the truth.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Jordan Klepper hosted a segment where all the correspondents got sucked off to heaven, utilizing the show’s green screen to its best effect in years.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The list of signees includes former correspondents like Sam Donaldson and Judy Muller; former executive producers like Tom Bettag; and Kayce Freed Jennings, widow of the famed ABC anchor Peter Jennings.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents
Noun
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For years, Wilson has been asked the same questions, either by reporters or friends back in Ontario.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press reporters Tim Reynolds in Miami, David Lieb in Jefferson City, Missouri, and Alan Suderman in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund followed a few years later, financing study trips to Russia and hosting international conferences with journalists, activists, and scholars.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Leaving the prison after a visit on Wednesday morning, another of Sarkozy’s lawyers, Christophe Ingrain, declined to provide journalists with a comment on Sarkozy’s police protections.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Correspondents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondents. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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