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
Comedy Central said Monday that the show’s correspondents will continue to take turns hosting Tuesdays through Thursdays while Stewart hosts on Mondays.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Stewart typically hosts the Monday night Daily Show episode, and the show’s correspondents, including Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic, rotate the other nights.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Typically, network correspondents will wait in the area to speak to the press secretary.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
With the economics of news less certain with viewers moving to streaming and social media for their early facts, traditional TV-news venues have been parting ways with veteran anchors and correspondents or moving them into less costly positions.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Some of my correspondents offered long lists of shocking events.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 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
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Stewart typically hosts the Monday night Daily Show episode, and the show’s correspondents, including Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic, rotate the other nights.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Typically, network correspondents will wait in the area to speak to the press secretary.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
With the economics of news less certain with viewers moving to streaming and social media for their early facts, traditional TV-news venues have been parting ways with veteran anchors and correspondents or moving them into less costly positions.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Some of my correspondents offered long lists of shocking events.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents
Noun
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw told reporters after the game about the decision to honor Vesia.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Guardiola, speaking to reporters before City’s 4-1 victory over Dortmund, sounded like a manager who takes Arsenal deadly seriously.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 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,
6 Nov. 2025
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Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Correspondents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondents. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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