often capitalized O&E, often attributive
: a page of special features usually opposite the editorial page of a newspaper
also : a feature on such a page

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In 2018, Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett wrote an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, which rightly called for the end to quarterly earnings forecasts. Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 During an appearance before the Senate Finance committee on the same day Monarez published her op-ed, Kennedy accused her of lying. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 In June of that year, Warren Buffett, arguably the most famous long-term investor in history, and JPMorgan’s influential CEO, Jamie Dimon, co-authored an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that decried the practice of companies issuing quarterly earnings guidance. Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025 At a Senate hearing earlier this month, Kennedy accused Monarez of lying in a Wall Street Journal op-ed about her firing. Erika Edwards, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for op-ed

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of op-ed was in 1970

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“Op-ed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/op-ed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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