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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
Bobby Zirkin is a columnist at The Baltimore Sun and a partner at Zirkin and Schmerling Law in Baltimore.
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Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
Kelly Brant is an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette style editor and columnist focused on food and cooking.
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Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Mike Thomas is a former Sentinel reporter and columnist.
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Mike Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Lisa Jarvis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering biotech, health care and the pharmaceutical industry.
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Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
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Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
Kelly Brant is an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette style editor and columnist focused on food and cooking.
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Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Mike Thomas is a former Sentinel reporter and columnist.
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Mike Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Lisa Jarvis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering biotech, health care and the pharmaceutical industry.
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Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columnist
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Times staff writer Alene Tchekmedyian contributed to this report.
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Just a guess but the Babylon Bee writers caught wind of the Royals two-game stretch last week when they were outscored 35-3.
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Adriana Valasis, an N+ reporter in Mexico City who has covered World Cups and the Olympic Games, has seen firsthand how the Mexican national team lifted the fans’ spirits and brought Mexican society together.
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Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY.
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Older students and professionals face an existential struggle to find a job, according to Yahya Alhamarna, a 24-year-old author displaced in Gaza City.
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Others, including author Jenny Han and singer Benson Boone, walked straight down the sidewalk in full wedding attire.
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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.
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Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.
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The Denver horror novelist was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and endured a lumpectomy, four rounds of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy.
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The 2025 Laureate in Literature, the Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, made no mention of humanity’s future.
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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