broadsheet

noun

broad·​sheet ˈbrȯd-ˌshēt How to pronounce broadsheet (audio)
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chiefly British : a newspaper with pages of a size larger than those of a tabloid

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Songs just went out in the world as songs and broadsheets and were sung around fires when no one really knew the words. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2026 Ink Hot on the heels of 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle delves into the events surrounding Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of UK newspaper The Sun in 1969 and drive to make the then-failing broadsheet into one of the country’s most read newspapers. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026 The broadsheet reported that the decision to strip him of his title followed almost two weeks of negotiations before Andrew agreed to it on Thursday. Chad De Guzman, Time, 31 Oct. 2025 RedBird bought Italian football club A.C. Milan for $1.2 billion in 2022, and agreed earlier this year to purchase British broadsheet The Telegraph for £500 million. John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for broadsheet

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of broadsheet was in 1665

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“Broadsheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broadsheet. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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