often capitalized O&E, often attributive
: a page of special features usually opposite the editorial page of a newspaper
also : a feature on such a page

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It is known Ozturk wrote an op-ed for her newspaper defending Palestine last year, but her protest activities or specifics around what actions led to her arrest are unclear. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025 Mend it, don’t end it Fugate and Peter Gaynor, who ran FEMA in Trump’s first term, published an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times citing ways FEMA could be improved and warning against simply abolishing it. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025 Last June, John McWhorter wrote a New York Times op-ed column that took issue with the idea of a production reconceiving Rose as a Black character. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025 Immigration enforcement authorities have arrested protest participants and op-ed writers, and the State Department has canceled hundreds of student visas and told individuals to self-deport or face the consequences. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for op-ed

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of op-ed was in 1970

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“Op-ed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/op-ed. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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