as in journalists
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
the reporter was careful to ask as many questions as possible without annoying anyone
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Recent Examples of reporters
The mother has told reporters that her daughter had a boyfriend named David.
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City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Speaking with reporters after the competition in Montreal, all the frustration Wilkins, Prefontaine, Bowerman and hundreds of other athletes had felt toward the American system came rushing out.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The tax filings, shared with reporters Thursday, showed the bulk of Mamdani's 2025 earnings came from his $131,296 salary as a state Assembly member.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
At a time when most papers merely reported events, his papers created them, sending reporters out to perform daring rescues, solve sensational murders, and even meddle in geopolitics.
—Ramtin Arablouei, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Laura Tillman and Ginny Monk are reporters for the Connecticut Mirror.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Alicia Fabbre and Michelle Mullins are freelance reporters.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
As the Times reporters Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman revealed this week in their in-the-Situation Room account of how Trump decided to start the war, no one in his Cabinet of courtiers had the guts to challenge his mistaken assumptions.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
The former Masters champion spoke to reporters on Thursday, April 9 in advance of the first round of the tournament at Augusta National.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Speaking with reporters after the competition in Montreal, all the frustration Wilkins, Prefontaine, Bowerman and hundreds of other athletes had felt toward the American system came rushing out.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The tax filings, shared with reporters Thursday, showed the bulk of Mamdani's 2025 earnings came from his $131,296 salary as a state Assembly member.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
At a time when most papers merely reported events, his papers created them, sending reporters out to perform daring rescues, solve sensational murders, and even meddle in geopolitics.
—Ramtin Arablouei, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Laura Tillman and Ginny Monk are reporters for the Connecticut Mirror.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Alicia Fabbre and Michelle Mullins are freelance reporters.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
As the Times reporters Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman revealed this week in their in-the-Situation Room account of how Trump decided to start the war, no one in his Cabinet of courtiers had the guts to challenge his mistaken assumptions.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
The former Masters champion spoke to reporters on Thursday, April 9 in advance of the first round of the tournament at Augusta National.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporters
Noun
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Throughout the new series, Mars will be joined by historians, journalists and podcasters, as well as individuals with personal connections to the stories being told.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Contemporary Christians who give other Christians a pass on any of these do not seem to be very good correspondents of the Apostle.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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As the campaign began, CNN alone had correspondents in and reporting from Baghdad.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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