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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 editorials
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
For anyone who cares about education, the past few months have been a whiplash of AI editorials.
—Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Not everyone will agree with editorials or the endorsements.
—Teagan Davidge, Daily News, 14 May 2026
The Sentinel sometimes adapts editorials that reflect our overall point of view.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Unsigned editorials reflect the consensus of our editorial board, with the aim of offering arguments that are empirically sound and intellectually consistent.
—Teagan Davidge, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Makary in particular, along with his controversial former vaccine chief Prasad, has been a target of a flurry of critical editorials from the Wall Street Journal.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
By the turn of the 21st century, many newspapers had expanded the role of the op-ed page to their editorial pages, sometimes surrendering space normally reserved for the newspaper’s editorials for essays and letters from contributors and readers.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The federal investigation chronicled those editorials this page published about the DA’s misdeeds.
—John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
For anyone who cares about education, the past few months have been a whiplash of AI editorials.
—Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Not everyone will agree with editorials or the endorsements.
—Teagan Davidge, Daily News, 14 May 2026
The Sentinel sometimes adapts editorials that reflect our overall point of view.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Unsigned editorials reflect the consensus of our editorial board, with the aim of offering arguments that are empirically sound and intellectually consistent.
—Teagan Davidge, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Makary in particular, along with his controversial former vaccine chief Prasad, has been a target of a flurry of critical editorials from the Wall Street Journal.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
By the turn of the 21st century, many newspapers had expanded the role of the op-ed page to their editorial pages, sometimes surrendering space normally reserved for the newspaper’s editorials for essays and letters from contributors and readers.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The federal investigation chronicled those editorials this page published about the DA’s misdeeds.
—John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for editorials
Noun
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Carusillo just experienced a media cancellation of sorts, a consequence of blithely recommending a beauty treatment in one of her articles that ended up putting influencers in the hospital.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Starting Tuesday, more than 650 long-form magazine articles will be available (in English) to Spotify users where audiobooks are available.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Church’s landscapes from those traumatic years functioned as commentaries on the conflict’s course.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Pau’s videos, operating both as personal diaries and layered social commentaries, reflect a territorial condition mired in uncertainty.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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“Editorials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/editorials. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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