I. ed‧i‧to‧ri‧al¹ AC /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl◂, ˌedɪˈtɔːriəl◂/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: edit, editor, edition, editorial, editorialize, editorship; verb: edit; adverb: editorially; adjective: editorial]

1. relating to the preparation of a newspaper, book, television programme etc for printing or broadcasting:
an editorial assistant

2. [usually before noun] expressing the opinion of a particular newspaper editor rather than just giving facts:
the paper’s editorial column
—editorially adverb:
The paper is editorially independent.

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II. ed‧i‧to‧ri‧al² AC noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: edit, editor, edition, editorial, editorialize, editorship; verb: edit; adverb: editorially; adjective: editorial]
a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the editor’s opinion about something, rather than reporting facts

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editorial
noun
ADJ. newspaper | lengthy | hard-hitting
VERB + EDITORIAL write | carry, publish, run The paper only occasionally carries editorials. The newspaper ran a hard-hitting editorial criticizing the government's economic policies.
PREP. in an/the ~ He declared his support for the minister in an editorial.
~ on an editorial on the problem of crime

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article a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject:
Greg began his career writing articles for the college magazine.
an interesting newspaper article
story an article in a newspaper about a recent event, especially one that a lot of people find interesting or exciting:
a front-page story
I read a newspaper story about the crash.
The local paper ran a story (=published a story) about the festival.
piece a short article in a newspaper or magazine:
I’ve written a couple of pieces for the New York Times magazine.
The piece was first published in the Observer.
feature a special article about a particular subject, often with photographs and continuing for several pages:
They had a special feature on Croatia.
The paper did a big feature on growing your own food.
review an article in a newspaper or magazine about a book, play, product, hotel etc, giving someone’s opinion of it:
The play had rave reviews (=people liked it a lot - an informal use).
Did you see the review of the new Coldplay album?
column an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine:
He has a weekly column in the TImes.
She writes a newspaper column on gardening.
editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news:
Several years ago the New York Times published an editorial stating that the appropriate minimum wage is $0.00.
cutting British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine:
His mother has kept all his old press cuttings.
examine to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it:
Experts who examined the painting believe it is genuine.
Her new book examines the causes of social discontent.
A team of divers was sent down to examine the wreckage.
The police will examine the weapon for fingerprints.
have a look at/take a look at especially spoken to quickly examine something to find out what is wrong with it or to find out more about it. Have a look at is less formal than examine, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:
I’ll have a look at your car if you like.
inspect to examine something carefully to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly, especially when it is your job to do this:
The building is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer.
Some insurance people have already been here to inspect the damage caused by the storm.
Russian and American teams will have the right to inspect each other’s missile sites.
analyze (also analyse British English) to examine something carefully, especially detailed information about something, so that you can understand it:
Researchers analyzed the results of the survey.
We’re still analysing all the data.
One of the problems in analyzing the situation is that we do not have all the information yet.
study to spend a lot of time examining something very carefully, for example a problem or situation:
I won’t comment till I’ve had time to study the proposals.
A team of scientists has been studying the effects of global warming on Antarctica.
scrutinize (also scrutinise British English) to examine something very carefully to find out if there is anything wrong with it:
Congress is currently scrutinizing the deal.

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newspaper:
The New York Times is a popular daily newspaper.
paper a newspaper. Paper is more common than newspaper in everyday English:
There was an interesting article in the local paper today.
the Sunday papers
the press newspapers and news magazines in general, and the people who write for them:
the freedom of the press
The press are always interested in stories about the royal family.
the media newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Internet, considered as a group that provides news and information:
This issue has received a lot of attention in the media.
Her public image was shaped by the media.
tabloid a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, short stories, and not much serious news:
The tabloids are full of stories about her and her boyfriend.
broadsheet British English a serious newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, with news about politics, finance, and foreign affairs:
the quality broadsheets
the nationals the newspapers that give news about the whole country where they are printed, in contrast to local newspapers:
The results of the nationwide survey became headlines in the nationals.
the dailies the daily newspapers:
The dailies reported the story.
article a piece of writing in a newspaper about a particular subject:
an article on the education reforms
report a piece of writing in a newspaper about an event:
newspaper reports on the war
story a report in a newspaper about an event, especially one that is not very serious or reliable:
You can’t always believe what you read in newspaper stories.
a headline the title of an important newspaper article, printed in large letters above the article. The headlines are the titles of the most important stories on the front page:
The singer’s drug problem has been constantly in the headlines.
front page the page on the front of a newspaper which has the most important news stories:
The story was all over the front page.
section/pages the pages in a newspaper dealing with a particular area of news such as sports, business, or entertainment:
the financial pages of The Times
the arts section
editorial the page of a newspaper on which the editor of a newspaper and other people express their opinions about the news, rather than just giving facts:
an editorial on the vaccination programme
column an article on a particular subject or by a particular writer that appears regularly:
his weekly column on gardening

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