correspondent
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for correspondent
Synonyms: Adjective
akin, alike, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike
Synonyms: Noun
intelligencer, journalist, newshound, newsman, newsperson, pressman [British], reporter
Antonyms: Adjective
different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike
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Examples of correspondent in a Sentence
Adjective
reading and writing are actually correspondent activitiesNoun
When writing to business correspondents, use a formal tone. a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The American Idol season 2 contestant and NBC’s California Live correspondent, 37, is expecting her second daughter with husband Jordan Harvey, the couple reveal to PEOPLE exclusively. — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, "It's a Girl! Pregnant Kimberly Caldwell Reveals Her Baby on the Way's Sex at Fiesta-Themed Bash," 28 Aug. 2019 Recently, a correspondent called Instant Pot’s toll-free help line and asked if a human body could be decomposed in one of its products. — Henry Alford, The New Yorker, "Everything You’re Afraid to Ask About Human Composting," 26 Aug. 2019 The final falsie in Huda Beauty’s lash collaboration collection finally dropped yesterday with fashion and beauty editor, correspondent, and influencer Kahlana Barfield Brown as the inspiraton. — Shalwah Evans, Essence, "Huda Beauty And Editor Kahlana Barfield Brown Launch Eyelash Collaboration," 26 Aug. 2019 My favorite episode of all six is the one where Aine and Shona visit the family of Shona’s boyfriend (played by the former Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi). — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "This Way Up Is a Bountiful Binge Watch," 22 Aug. 2019 Special correspondents Liliana Nieto del Rio in Gracias a Dios and Cecilia Sanchez in Mexico City contributed to this report. — Los Angeles Times, "In a town called ‘Thank God,’ Central Americans’ pursuit of the promised land fades," 12 Aug. 2019 For the 50th annual Comic-Con, which opens Wednesday and continues through next Sunday, press credentials were issued to network correspondents, national magazine scribes, Japanese photographers. — Tribune News Service, cleveland.com, "50 years of San Diego Comic-Con: What we’ve gained and lost in five decades of pop culture celebrations (See latest photos)," 18 July 2019 For the 50th annual Comic-Con, which opens Wednesday and continues through next Sunday, press credentials were issued to network correspondents, national magazine scribes, Japanese photographers. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "50 Shades of Comic-Con: What we’ve gained and lost in five decades of pop culture celebrations," 14 July 2019 CBS News correspondent Peter King, who is based in Orlando, anchors from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, "Apollo 11: Norah O’Donnell to anchor ‘CBS Evening News’ from Kennedy Space Center," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'correspondent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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