news

noun

ˈnüz 

ˈnyüz

plural in form but singular in construction

often attributive

1

a

: a report of recent events

gave her the good news

b

: previously unknown information

I've got news for you

c

: something having a specified influence or effect

The rain was good news for lawns and gardens …

—Garrison Keillor

the virus was bad news

2

a

: material reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a newscast

listened to the news on the radio

b

: matter that is newsworthy

The layoffs were big news in this part of the state.

3

: newscast

We saw it on the evening news.

newsless

ˈnüz-ləs 

ˈnyüz-

adjective

Synonyms of news

• information
• info
• story

Examples of news in a Sentence

dropped by to give me the latest news about her daughter

Recent Examples on the Web

While the family had plenty of happy news to celebrate, Lindsie said she was disheartened by the way some people had reacted publicly to Savannah’s pregnancy announcement. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026

The woman who died was in her 50s with underlying chronic medical conditions who was not vaccinated against the flu, according to a news release from the Sacramento County Public Health. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

And there were news stories about violence against people in the trans community. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

This story was produced as part of the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a group of local, independent news outlets working together for a more informed and engaged community. — Beth Kassab, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing news

• bad news
• break the news
• evening news
• fake news
• front-page news
• good news for (someone)
• have (got) news for (someone)
• late-breaking news
• news agency
• news conference
• news crawl
• news desk
• news flash
• news of
• news to me
• no news is good news
• non-news
• old news
• slow news day
• the news
• yesterday's news

Rhymes for news

• blues
• boos
• booze
• brews
• bruise
• chews
• choose
• chuse
• clews
• clues
• coups
• crews

Kids Definition

news

noun

ˈn(y)üz 

1

a

: a report of recent events or of something unknown

brought us the office news

b

: previously unknown information

I've got news for you

c

: something having a specified influence or effect

snow was good news for the ski resorts

2

a

: material reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a newscast

b

: an event that is interesting enough to be reported

c

: newscast

watched the news on television