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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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 Halperin first came to The Hollywood Reporter in 2010, writing the last cover story of its broadsheet format and serving on the relaunch team. Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025 Pro-government networks and broadsheets portrayed Pakistan as an archenemy that Indian forces would soon vanquish. Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for broadsheet

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 17 Nov. 2025.

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