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a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
The columnist is known to take provocative positions that often shape the opinions of her readers. a gossip columnist
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Recent Examples of columnist
Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
Richard Wagoner is a San Pedro freelance columnist covering radio in Southern California.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Kelly Brant is an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette style editor and columnist focused on food and cooking.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
Parmy Olson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
Richard Wagoner is a San Pedro freelance columnist covering radio in Southern California.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Kelly Brant is an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette style editor and columnist focused on food and cooking.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
Parmy Olson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
Noun
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Associated Press writer David McHugh in Frankfurt, Germany, contributed to this report.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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When the student was identified as White, the feedback more often focused on argument structure, evidence and clarity — the kinds of comments that can push writers to strengthen their ideas.—
Rachel del Guidice,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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That study’s authors suggested that, despite having larger total cranial capacity (more room in their skulls), Neanderthals, on average, had smaller cerebellums than Homo sapiens.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cowritten with veteran author Lin Oliver, Hawn's book follows three outlier elementary school students who strike up a friendship and decide to find a home for a rambunctious shelter dog.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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The attack threw into chaos one of Washington’s premier social events, which every year attracts some of the country’s most powerful people and the journalists who cover them.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Independent journalist Francys Romero first reported the decision to bring up Domínguez.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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How zines taught Jeff Miller to be a novelist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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American critic and novelist Susan Sontag had her as a likely future contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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