newspaper

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noun

news·​pa·​per ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər How to pronounce newspaper (audio)
ˈnyüz-,
ˈn(y)üs-
1
: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising
2
: an organization that publishes a newspaper
3
: the paper of a newspaper : newsprint

newspaper

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verb

newspapered; newspapering; newspapers

intransitive verb

: to do newspaper work

Examples of newspaper in a Sentence

Noun He used some newspaper to get the fire started. She worked for the newspaper for 20 years.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The 11-foot-tall vat of metal plating solution contained hexavalent chromium, according to Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper. Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 In charging documents obtained by The Batavian, the newspaper reports that Elmore allegedly returned to the casino with metal chains to threaten the sergeant. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024 According to newspaper records, in August 1960, 38 primate residents escaped from this exhibit, and after two days, 36 were still on the run, swinging through the nearby treetops. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024 British newspapers reported the existence of the photos but did not publish them out of deference to the palace’s appeal that she be allowed to recuperate in privacy. Mark Landler, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024 British newspapers featured the family snap prominently on Monday, with some highlighting the withdrawal of the photo and the mounting questions facing the palace. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024 In total, tax filings seen by the newspaper show Musk’s nonprofit gave away $160 million in 2022—the last year for which records are available. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024 Danielle is a senior editor in our newspaper class. Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024 Pro tip: Bring a newspaper (yes, a print version!), just in case everyone else is buried in their phones. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
Verb
My friend David Carr, who died in 2015, had a line about newspapering that’s true of cooking as well. Sam Sifton, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020 What trends online, even if artificially driven, helps influence everything from what stories newspaper reporters pursue to which guests radio show producers book. P.w. Singer, Time, 19 Oct. 2019 Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the name of the gymnast who newspaper Moskovsky Korrespondent reported Putin was planning to marry. Owen Matthews, Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2014 This may seem like an ironic gift for a man who newspaper publishers once railed against as the destroyer of classified ads, a high-margin pillar in broadsheet and tabloid profits. Glenn Fleishman, Fortune, 11 June 2018 The old Hollywood’s history of infatuation with newspapering met the new Hollywood’s detestation of Nixon. Mark Feeney, Slate Magazine, 14 June 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1800, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newspaper was in 1670

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“Newspaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newspaper. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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newspaper

noun
news·​pa·​per
ˈn(y)üz-ˌpā-pər,
ˈn(y)üs-
: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising

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