as in reporters
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup
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Recent Examples of correspondents
Chief Washington anchor Leland Vittert will host the coverage with national correspondents Ali Bradley and Jessica Kartalija reporting live from Glendale's State Farm Stadium.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Stewart normally just hosts Monday episodes of the talk show, with a rotating list of the show’s correspondents on Tuesday through Thursday.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
In addition to Western guests, CGTN also uses Western news anchors and correspondents, giving the network an even more legitimate appearance.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Fox News is set to make significant changes to its weekend lineup, giving new shows to Outnumbered co-host and former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and current Fox White House correspondents Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Heinrich and Doocy, Fox News' senior White House correspondents, are set to rotate as the weekly hosts of a brand-new morning show, The Sunday Briefing, which will take the place of MediaBuzz with Howie Kurtz.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The Duke of Sussex is pretty protective of his children, so when Meghan posted a photo of them on set of her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, some royal correspondents found the action to be odd.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Two correspondents from that locale recently emailed about their gardenias, which have proven to be decidedly unfussy.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Six years ago, right before the pandemic struck, NPR correspondents Rebecca Davis and Marc Silver visited a village called Nduru Beach in Kenya, on the shores of Lake Victoria.
—Viola Kosome, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Stewart normally just hosts Monday episodes of the talk show, with a rotating list of the show’s correspondents on Tuesday through Thursday.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
In addition to Western guests, CGTN also uses Western news anchors and correspondents, giving the network an even more legitimate appearance.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Fox News is set to make significant changes to its weekend lineup, giving new shows to Outnumbered co-host and former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and current Fox White House correspondents Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Heinrich and Doocy, Fox News' senior White House correspondents, are set to rotate as the weekly hosts of a brand-new morning show, The Sunday Briefing, which will take the place of MediaBuzz with Howie Kurtz.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The Duke of Sussex is pretty protective of his children, so when Meghan posted a photo of them on set of her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, some royal correspondents found the action to be odd.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Two correspondents from that locale recently emailed about their gardenias, which have proven to be decidedly unfussy.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Six years ago, right before the pandemic struck, NPR correspondents Rebecca Davis and Marc Silver visited a village called Nduru Beach in Kenya, on the shores of Lake Victoria.
—Viola Kosome, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents
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During the Fever’s practice ahead of Game 1 against Las Vegas, Clark, who is out for the playoffs with a groin injury, yelled at reporters from the other side of the gym to check her tweet.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Many of these affiliates are mom-and-pop operations held together with shoestring budgets and minimum-wage reporters.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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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,
17 Sep. 2025
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Reporting has uncovered instances where ByteDance used TikTok to track journalists, showed that sensitive user data was accessible in China, and revealed the company’s awareness of potential harm to users.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Correspondents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondents. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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