tab·loid
ˈta-ˌblȯid 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling tabloids
especially
: featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented in a sensational manner
tabloid television
2
: compressed or condensed into small scope
tabloid criticism
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Noun
She is used to seeing her name in the tabloids.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
The phone-hacking scandal sent shockwaves through British society for years from 2009 and led to the closure of a Sunday tabloid, the News of the World, published by Murdoch's News Group Newspapers.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Her memoir My Good Side —which includes revelations about her experience with OCD, her husband Brock Davies cheating on her while pregnant, and her own reflections on past relationships—reveals a woman who’s no longer hiding behind party life or tabloid headlines.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
For decades, though, the tabloids were filled with the weird, only-in-New York phenomenon whereby the rich, accomplished, and famous — Gloria Vanderbilt, Ron Perelman, Diane Keaton, Steve Wynn, Richard Nixon — were routinely barred from buying in the city’s most desirable buildings.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
The phone-hacking scandal sent shockwaves through British society for years from 2009 and led to the closure of a Sunday tabloid, the News of the World, published by Murdoch's News Group Newspapers.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The couple met while filming Stroker Ace in 1983 and married in 1988, becoming frequent tabloid subjects before divorcing in 1994.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Her memoir My Good Side —which includes revelations about her experience with OCD, her husband Brock Davies cheating on her while pregnant, and her own reflections on past relationships—reveals a woman who’s no longer hiding behind party life or tabloid headlines.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Tabloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabloid. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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