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  Op-Ed

  noun

  a newspaper page devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, humorists, etc., of varying viewpoints.
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Op-Ed

American  

[op-ed] / ˈɒpˌɛd /

Or op-ed

noun

• Op-Eds
  plural

1. Also called Op-Ed page, op-ed page. a newspaper page devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, humorists, etc., of varying viewpoints.

   the Op-Ed of today's New York Times.

2. an article written for this page.

   The governor was very upset when an Op-Ed criticized the corruption in her circle of advisors and appointees.

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op-ed British  

/ ˈɒpˌɛd /

noun

1. 1. a page of a newspaper where varying opinions are expressed by columnists, commentators, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      an op-ed column in the New York Times

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Op-Eds
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Op-Ed

An Americanism first recorded in 1920–25; abbreviation of op(posite) ed(itorial page), from its placement in the print newspaper

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Example Sentences

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Echoing a recent Op-Ed he wrote for Barron’s, Kruszewski worried that the dopamine rush of zero-date options and prediction-market sports bets is diverting young people from patient investing.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

In her Op-Ed, Evans said she unexpectedly ran into Daniels at a celebrity golf tournament taking place in Lake Tahoe.

From Slate ● May 8, 2024

Prior to becoming interim editor, Tang led the Opinion section for nearly two years, after joining The Times in 2019 as deputy Op-Ed editor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

The editorial and Op-Ed, and the recently released Washington State Department of Transportation Draft 2024 Highway System Plan, show Washington state faces a monumental transportation planning challenge.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

They ironically and to the dismay of many of those in the govern- ment, echoed the pulse of the country, regardless of the politi- cal leaning of the Op-Ed pages.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau

But land use attorneys Matthew McKerley and Richard Frank, in another op-ed, say many modern data centers fit the bill because they house equipment used to transmit consumer data to and from the internet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Fear of tick bites rather than shark attacks now dominate the conversation,” agreed an op-ed in the Vineyard Gazette.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Before Inouye took an interest, Congress didn’t even know our companies existed,” a longtime Loui lieutenant wrote in a 1998 op-ed.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Ellison, in a New York Times op-ed, said the states’ lawsuit wasn’t really about antitrust at all, but about whether he could be trusted with CNN.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Daily newspapers reprinted parts of them as op-ed columns or quoted from them in editorials.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

If you believe the Op-Eds, men are in a bad way these days: perpetually beleaguered and isolated, if not irredeemably toxic.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

The Seattle Times occasionally closes comments on Op-Eds.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022

Jim Dao, the deputy editorial page editor who oversees Op-Eds, also stepped down from his position and will be transferred to a new job in the newsroom, the paper said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2020

We don’t publish just any argument — they need to be accurate, good faith explorations of the issues of the day — and there are many reasons why Op-Eds are denied publication.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2020

"The vice president puts his name on his Op-Eds," tweeted Jarron Agen, Mr Pence's communications director and deputy chief of staff.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2018

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