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
Nanos told reporters that everyone who has recently been in contact with Nancy is a suspect.
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Michael Sinkewicz , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times reporters do not participate in voting for awards.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Spokespeople like Sanders Townsend are often oppositional and focused on spinning their candidates' angles to reporters like Daniels, but healthy working relationships make things flow more smoothly for both sides.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
DiChristina says this was common for students or other guests visiting the magazine’s offices to learn how reporters wrote news stories.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
After taking questions from reporters, Nanos concluded the news conference by asking for time and space for investigators to continue conducting their investigation.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Sara Bedigian and Mikayla Bunnell are reporters for the Connecticut Mirror.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
This week brought stories in Vogue, The New York Times, Politico and The New Yorker, written by reporters who had received advanced copies of the book.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
And even when reporters requested them under the state’s public records law, the city failed to provide all of them.
—IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
Michael Sinkewicz , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times reporters do not participate in voting for awards.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Spokespeople like Sanders Townsend are often oppositional and focused on spinning their candidates' angles to reporters like Daniels, but healthy working relationships make things flow more smoothly for both sides.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
DiChristina says this was common for students or other guests visiting the magazine’s offices to learn how reporters wrote news stories.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
After taking questions from reporters, Nanos concluded the news conference by asking for time and space for investigators to continue conducting their investigation.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Sara Bedigian and Mikayla Bunnell are reporters for the Connecticut Mirror.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
This week brought stories in Vogue, The New York Times, Politico and The New Yorker, written by reporters who had received advanced copies of the book.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
And even when reporters requested them under the state’s public records law, the city failed to provide all of them.
—IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporters
Noun
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Many ex-Apple Daily journalists have since left Hong Kong.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Within a year, some of Apple Daily's senior journalists also were arrested and the newspaper shut down in June 2021.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One of our correspondents spotted what appeared to be pouches of the children’s fruit snack on the bench.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
7 Feb. 2026
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His scientific correspondents within the DOJ files mentioned meetings with science-minded outlets ranging from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to the Atlantic.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Reporters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporters. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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