editorialist
noun
ed·i·to·ri·al·ist
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Definition of editorialist
: a writer of editorials
Examples of editorialist in a Sentence
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Ross Douthat, a conservative editorialist at the New York Times (paywall) explained the debate as a fight between old and new views of Christianity’s role in the culture. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Conservative Christians in the US are battling about whether to fight nice," 17 June 2019 Almost every week, editorialists at high-profile joints electrocute Twitter with a new your-liberal-views-are-vulgar sally. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, "Scrolling, Rickrolling, and Trolling," 12 Mar. 2018 As the White House and editorialists for the country’s top newspapers condemned the plan, several states banned the use of AAE in education, and Oakland’s superintendent was called before the U.S. Senate. — William Brennan, The Atlantic, "Julie Washington’s Quest to Get Schools to Respect African-American English," 8 Mar. 2018 Like other critics, the Journal editorialists cited the potential for setting off a global trade war that would harm consumers everywhere. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "Conservative economists are in agony over Trump's tariffs — but can't get in to see him," 5 Mar. 2018 While the conservative editorialists at the Journal were having heart palpitations, one of Rupert Murdoch’s other media assets was giving Trump air cover. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump triangulates on trade. Here are five takeaways from the tariff announcement.," 2 Mar. 2018 This week, an editorialist in Der Spiegel called for an end to the Merkel era—a position unthinkable months ago—saying her emphasis on stability was in fact causing more instability. — Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, "Can Europe Enforce Its Founding Ideals?," 22 Dec. 2017 That includes the Pulitzer Prize winners and the snarky letters and even the not-so-wise editorialists. — Alaska Dispatch News, "Readers write: Letters to the editor, August 28, 2017," 28 Aug. 2017 The editorialists encourage regular physical activity, a low-sugar, Mediterranean-style diet and stress reduction to improve quality of life and reduce the risk of heart disease. — Teresa Graedon, The Seattle Times, "Another migraine? Try a milkshake," 6 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'editorialist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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