broadsheet
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Definition of broadsheet
2 chiefly British : a newspaper with pages of a size larger than those of a tabloid
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The Observer was then a small but influential weekly broadsheet, published on salmon-pink paper by Arthur Carter, an investment banker, and edited for 15 years by the late, great Peter Kaplan. — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, "It’s an It Girl! The Birth of ‘Sex and the City’," 6 June 2018 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, "Craigslist Founder Donates $20 Million To Endow Journalism Program," 11 June 2018 The agenda was printed on something known as the Calendar, a tiny-print broadsheet from which the pages spilled out when opened. — David Freedlander, Daily Intelligencer, "Not That Long Ago, New York City Really Was Run From a Smoke-filled Backroom," 14 June 2018 Meanwhile, in Toronto, Canada, hometown of Cosby accuser Andrea Constand, the National Post gave the verdict the biggest play of the city’s three broadsheet newspapers. — Joseph A. Gambardello, Philly.com, "Bill Cosby guilty verdict: How the story played around the country," 27 Apr. 2018 Bobby Ghosh, the editor of the Hindustan Times, one of India's premier broadsheets, quit last September shortly after Modi met the owner of the newspaper. — Raju Gopalakrishnan, The Christian Science Monitor, "Indian journalists face consequences if critical of Modi's administration," 26 Apr. 2018 This was true even with the panels that prefigured electronic screens, including shoji, as well as mirrors and newspaper broadsheets. — Susan Crawford, WIRED, "What Are Screens Doing to Our Eyes—And Our Ability to See?," 27 Mar. 2018 Handelsblatt said Cryan should step aside, while Germany’s leading broadsheet FAZ said UBS Chairman Axel Weber should replace Achleitner. — Bloomberg.com, "The Disarray at the Top of Deutsche Bank," 27 Mar. 2018 Reasons for his passing have not been revealed, though British broadsheet The Guardian cites a suspected overdose. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, "Lil Peep Dies at 21," 16 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'broadsheet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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broadsheet
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English Language Learners Definition of broadsheet
: a newspaper that has large pages and that usually deals with serious subjects
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