newspaper

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noun

news·​pa·​per ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər How to pronounce newspaper (audio)
ˈnyüz-
ˈn(y)üs-
Synonyms of newspapernext
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: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising
2
: an organization that publishes a newspaper
3
: the paper of a newspaper : newsprint

newspaper

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verb

newspapered; newspapering; newspapers

intransitive verb

: to do newspaper work

Examples of newspaper in a Sentence

Noun He used some newspaper to get the fire started. She worked for the newspaper for 20 years.
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Noun
The new program expands on an existing effort that Jackson County’s public health authority has in place, which offers free Narcan and fentanyl test strips in newspaper box-like bins in a handful of locations in the county. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 Last month, state-run newspaper Economic Daily published a commentary calling for an end to the food delivery price wars. John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
My friend David Carr, who died in 2015, had a line about newspapering that’s true of cooking as well. Sam Sifton, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020 What trends online, even if artificially driven, helps influence everything from what stories newspaper reporters pursue to which guests radio show producers book. P.w. Singer, Time, 19 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for newspaper

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1800, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newspaper was in 1667

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“Newspaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newspaper. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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newspaper

noun
news·​pa·​per
ˈn(y)üz-ˌpā-pər
ˈn(y)üs-
: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising

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