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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,.  Also called 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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Noun Inflected Forms

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  plural

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

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

“I was worried she was upset with me for talking about that night in Tahoe,” wrote Evans in her Rolling Stone Op-Ed.

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

In the op-ed, Dunham wrote about the moment she met her daughter, who she said announced herself "13 days late, in the face of a solar eclipse and a meteor shower".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The “Girls” actor welcomed a daughter via surrogate with her husband Luis Felber, news she shared Wednesday in an op-ed published in Vogue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Ruchir Sharma, chair of Rockerfeller International, said in a recent op-ed in the Financial Times that he was worried higher borrowing costs might short-circuit the AI boom.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Sisi, in an op-ed published in Egyptian media on Tuesday, highlighted Cairo's "independent foreign policy", days after a branch of Egypt's second-largest bank was targeted by US sanctions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

This caused perhaps the most publicized dissent against the Lazarus woodpecker, with op-ed pieces running weekly in the paper to disparage John Barling and his mob of birdwatcher friends.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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

A. The most read Op-Eds, apart from those written by our columnists, were by Vladimir Putin and Angelina Jolie.

From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2015