Op-Ed
noun
a newspaper page devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, humorists, etc., of varying viewpoints.
Op-Ed
American
[op-ed]
/ ˈɒpˌɛd /
Or
op-ed
noun
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Op-Eds
plural
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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.
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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.
op-ed
British
/ ˈɒpˌɛd /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
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
Denise Dahn’s passionate Op-Ed lays out the argument against.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Rosenthal, in fact, had to be pried out twice — the second time, in 1999, from a 13-year tenure as an Op-Ed columnist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 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
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
Stanley Druckenmiller admitted he used A.I. to write an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
The suspicion spread on social media that Mr. Druckenmiller might have used AI to help write his op-ed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN,” Ellison wrote in his op-ed in the New York Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
Op-Eds, which run Mondays-Fridays, and My Takes, which run on Saturdays, should be 650 words, max.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
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
Not vocally; not in Op-Eds pieces - but when we demand it with our wallets because Cash is King.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2014
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