newsie

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Recent Examples of newsie Each newsie had been looking forward for days to this feast, and had so regulated his meals as to make sure of an adequate appetite when the momentous occasion arrived. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022 Karla Castillo Medina goes door to door at the migrant shelter, delivering newspapers like an old-fashioned newsie. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2022 The cast is wild; Vincent Kartheiser plays an American war profiteer with what can only be described as a newsie-from-Newsies accent, and Lizzy Caplan plays a French resistance figure with substance use issues who ends up hooking up with Krieps. Kate Knibbs, Wired, 22 Dec. 2020 Marco Tzunux is charismatic and likable as Jack Kelly, the dreamer/realist who unifies the newsies to strike. Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2019 The 1910 census notes four newsies listed as black; the 1920 census mentions five. Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019 Her husband, Jeff Sensat, plays Joseph Pulitzer, the publisher who raises the price of newspapers to the newsies to beat his competition. Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018 Yet the kids worry their struggle is doomed unless the Brooklyn newsies join the fight. Hugh Hunter, Philly.com, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsie
Noun
  • Sydney Sasser is a business reporter with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
    Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
  • As an editor at The Star, Cummings has worked with reporters in breaking news, local government accountability, politics, investigations and service journalism, among others.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to Brandon ‘Stix’ Salaam-Bailey, the documentary is produced by Todd Lieberman (The Housemaid, The Fighter), Michael Soenen, and former CNN correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, president and CEO of Malveaux Global Media.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After interning at Good Morning America and graduating from Middlebury College, Will earned a spot on ESPN's SportsCenter and has been a correspondent for ABC News since 2018.
    Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the rendezvous, newsman Chris Hansen and his cameras would come out, an interrogation would unfold, then the cops would make an arrest.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In that movie Beatty cast himself as a politically naïve newsman who became sympathetic to the Bolshevik (later Communist) cause.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The iconic newsperson died Friday evening her representative Cindi Berger tells PEOPLE.
    Stephen M. Silverman, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
  • And then, art imitated life when Apple TV+ released The Morning Show, which followed the story of disgraced newsperson Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), who was ousted by his network for inappropriate relationships with women.
    Tanya Edwards, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2020
Noun
  • The Leafs wisely stayed on the hunt for more options in net throughout training camp and ultimately settled on making a waiver claim on the final day, nabbing 26-year-old Cayden Primeau from the Carolina Hurricanes, where he was set to be their third-stringer.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sanders, now the team's second-stringer behind Gabriel, prompted mixed media attention last week when he was asked about Gabriel being named the starter.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While vacationing in Switzerland during Zurich Fashion Week, they were interviewed and completely deceived the interviewer throughout the conversation.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Luna Stephens is shaping up to be quite the interviewer.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All the while, the newshound indulged in her secret pleasure of writing poetry in her off time as an outlet for her homesickness and stress relief.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Viewers, newshounds, and political pundits aren’t immune to the utopian vision of The West Wing, where the corridors of power are filled with whip-smart strategists and bright-eyed idealists who put country first.
    Jason Bailey, TIME, 24 July 2024

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“Newsie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsie. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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