newsstand

noun

news·​stand ˈnüz-ˌstand 

ˈnyüz-

: a place (such as an outdoor stall) where newspapers and periodicals are sold

Examples of newsstand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But for Kirit Prajapati, a newsstand owner at 42nd Street and Madison Avenue, the traffic restrictions were a headache. — John Surico, Curbed, 24 July 2026

Read the full article in issue 143 of the print edition, available on newsstands and for single-issue purchase here. — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026

For more on Michelle Hadley and the twisted plot that led to her wrongful imprisonment, subscribe now to PEOPLE, or pick up this week’s issue, on newsstands now. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

In 1960, the brothers bought an unsold collection of adhesive soccer player prints from a company in Milan and sold them at their family newsstand in Modena, Italy. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for newsstand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

newsstand

noun

news·​stand -ˌstand 

: a place where newspapers and magazines are sold