as in articles
a short piece of writing expressing the author's opinion on a topic
The editorial about business regulations drew many responses from those on both sides of the issue.
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Recent Examples of editorials
The Sun Sentinel on occasion republishes editorials that reflect our point of view.
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Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Dozens of publications have printed lengthy editorials on the eventuality of job decimation.
—Zack Kass, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
King spoke that night at The Bushnell, a speech widely covered by local newspapers and the subject of editorials for weeks afterwards.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
In 1993, Dold wrote a series of editorials exposing serious problems in the Illinois child welfare system, focusing on a 3-year-old boy named Joseph Wallace who was killed by his mother.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Bishop Bonnie Perry has contributed several guest editorials to the Detroit Free Press, including one on Veteran's Day about witnessing the return of the first American POWs from Vietnam.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Stills from both films feature in the magazine, which was on German newsstands mid-November, as fashion editorials.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
Trump has routinely attacked the Journal over its coverage of him and editorials it’s published in recent months pushing back on his trade and economic policies.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2025
Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Dozens of publications have printed lengthy editorials on the eventuality of job decimation.
—Zack Kass, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
King spoke that night at The Bushnell, a speech widely covered by local newspapers and the subject of editorials for weeks afterwards.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
In 1993, Dold wrote a series of editorials exposing serious problems in the Illinois child welfare system, focusing on a 3-year-old boy named Joseph Wallace who was killed by his mother.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Bishop Bonnie Perry has contributed several guest editorials to the Detroit Free Press, including one on Veteran's Day about witnessing the return of the first American POWs from Vietnam.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Stills from both films feature in the magazine, which was on German newsstands mid-November, as fashion editorials.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
Trump has routinely attacked the Journal over its coverage of him and editorials it’s published in recent months pushing back on his trade and economic policies.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for editorials
Noun
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Enhance your media literacy by learning the differences between news and opinion and, further, how to differentiate between advertising, news articles, letters, columns and editorials.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lai, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Judge Biery’s footnote directing readers to Blackstone’s commentaries and Magna Carta may be intended to give a remedial lesson to members of the administration.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The commentaries between the president and the governor, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, also came on the same day Newsom was denied entry to the USA House, despite being scheduled to speak at a fireside chat with Fortune Media.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Editorials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/editorials. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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