newsstand

noun

news·​stand ˈnüz-ˌstand How to pronounce newsstand (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: a place (such as an outdoor stall) where newspapers and periodicals are sold

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The campaign will be visible from Tuesday at Milan newsstands, and will also appear on billboards and kiosks throughout Paris Fashion Week. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026 To celebrate Chloe Malle’s first print issue of Vogue officially hitting newsstands, something else will soon hit the streets of New York City. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026 In a city willing to displace a community garden or a newsstand to claw back a few extra feet, the Armory’s yawning, epochal emptiness seems like poking through your medicine cabinet and finding an alternate universe behind it. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026 So Far From India, was about a newsstand worker in New York who travels back to India to see his wife and young son. Rebecca Traister, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newsstand

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newsstand was in 1866

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“Newsstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsstand. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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newsstand

noun
news·​stand -ˌstand How to pronounce newsstand (audio)
: a place where newspapers and magazines are sold

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