newsreel

noun

news·​reel ˈnüz-ˌrēl How to pronounce newsreel (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: a short movie dealing with current events

Examples of newsreel in a Sentence

old newsreels from World War II
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The editing is snappy and clever—the plot is interrupted here and there with what looks like ominous World War II-era newsreel footage, as well as clips from Laurence Olivier’s 1944 Henry V. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 June 2025 Perhaps the authentically death-defying exploits screened in the newsreels satisfied the audience appetite for danger. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025 In newsreel footage at the Lae airfield, Earhart looks collected but serious. Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 More slapdash are the newsreel clips designed to situate what Fatma is going through in Al Tuffah within a broader global narrative about Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for newsreel

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newsreel was in 1914

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“Newsreel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsreel. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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newsreel

noun
news·​reel -ˌrēl How to pronounce newsreel (audio)
: a short motion picture dealing with current events

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