newsworthy

adjective

news·​wor·​thy ˈnüz-ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce newsworthy (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: interesting enough to the general public to warrant reporting
newsworthiness noun

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Because of this constant attention, things that had never been especially newsworthy about the vice president were suddenly reported and scrutinized. Jon Haworth, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025 Political protests are inherently more newsworthy, however. Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025 Showing viewers the most newsworthy portions of conversations with newsmakers is viewed as having more value than letting those same interview subjects run out the clock with talking points. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 This is particularly newsworthy in part because Powell has been consistent heretofore in giving emphasis to the priority need to restrain inflation. Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newsworthy

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First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newsworthy was in 1890

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“Newsworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsworthy. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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newsworthy

adjective
news·​wor·​thy -ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce newsworthy (audio)
: sufficiently interesting to the average person to deserve reporting

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