as in article
a short piece of writing expressing the author's opinion on a topic
The editorial about business regulations drew many responses from those on both sides of the issue.
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Recent Examples of editorial
The broadcast of a racial slur shouted by a Tourette’s campaigner during the BAFTA Film Awards breached the BBC‘s editorial standards, the corporation has ruled.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
This editorial was updated to reflect later events.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Harari transitioned into physical production at the Skouras Agency, and built a robust client list across cinematography, production design and editorial.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
The impetus for the monthly spending limit was a tripling of insulin’s price from 2002 to 2013, an editorial in JAMA Internal Medicine reminds us.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
This editorial was updated to reflect later events.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Harari transitioned into physical production at the Skouras Agency, and built a robust client list across cinematography, production design and editorial.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
The impetus for the monthly spending limit was a tripling of insulin’s price from 2002 to 2013, an editorial in JAMA Internal Medicine reminds us.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for editorial
Noun
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Also included in the article, alongside a photo of Spiegel, was an image of Peter Somogyi and his brother Thomas.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia is the only returning character; whether there will be a returning audience for Handmaid’s style of political commentary is yet to be seen.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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White supremacist Nick Fuentes, in a video, praised the post while using a racist epithet in his commentary.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Editorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/editorial. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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