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
For years, Wilson has been asked the same questions, either by reporters or friends back in Ontario.
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Sean Gentille, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Associated Press reporters Tim Reynolds in Miami, David Lieb in Jefferson City, Missouri, and Alan Suderman in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Outside the facility earlier this month, USA TODAY reporters saw demonstrators peacefully protesting.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Other reporters have heard the same.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
The president floated the idea to reporters aboard Air Force One during a recent flight to Washington.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Last April, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Tascan and VP of Games Technology and Portfolio Development Jeet Shroff met with reporters to explain their strategy.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Head coach Kirby Smart told reporters that Young would be out long-term with a leg fracture, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Ghostwatch is truly one of a kind, a ghost story disguised as a live news broadcast in which reporters chronicle a family supposedly being haunted by a poltergeist.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Sean Gentille, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Associated Press reporters Tim Reynolds in Miami, David Lieb in Jefferson City, Missouri, and Alan Suderman in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Outside the facility earlier this month, USA TODAY reporters saw demonstrators peacefully protesting.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Other reporters have heard the same.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
The president floated the idea to reporters aboard Air Force One during a recent flight to Washington.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Last April, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Tascan and VP of Games Technology and Portfolio Development Jeet Shroff met with reporters to explain their strategy.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Head coach Kirby Smart told reporters that Young would be out long-term with a leg fracture, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Ghostwatch is truly one of a kind, a ghost story disguised as a live news broadcast in which reporters chronicle a family supposedly being haunted by a poltergeist.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporters
Noun
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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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Breaking news will be part of the mix, drawing on CNN’s international correspondents, but also planned are other segments, like movie reviews, Michaelson said.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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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,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Reporters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporters. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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