news agency

noun

: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters

Examples of news agency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The last time a Qatari delegation was in Tehran was July 10, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

State-run news agency IRNA said the Bonji desalination plant was destroyed, cutting off water supplies to about 10,000 people, and a desalination plant on strategic Qeshm Island inside the strait was damaged. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Some 10,000 people in 20 villages were left without water, Tasnim news agency reported. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Attacks on the tower — the third time in recent days — could impact port operations, the Mehr news agency said. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for news agency

• interagency

Kids Definition

news agency

noun

: an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, magazines, and newscasters