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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Rai was born in 1942, and began his career as a photojournalist in his twenties, at the Hindustan Times, an English-language broadsheet. Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026 Little touches are on point and straddle generational divides—like being offered a broadsheet at breakfast, Vienna-style, but then being served a Melbourne-standard flat white. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026 Tabloid Journalism and Audiences Tabloid newspapers not only differ in size from broadsheet newspapers but in the way articles are written; tabloid articles are typically written in a colloquial and sensational style. Shepherd Mpofu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 But the meetings were also about Döpfner ingratiating himself to the right-of-center political leaders that make up some of the UK broadsheet’s audience (and source base). Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for broadsheet

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 26 May. 2026.

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