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
  • There were reporters and photographers all around, clamoring for interviews and pictures.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 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, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Soliman worked as a freelance journalist covering pro-democracy revolts in Egypt and neighboring Libya.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lynsey, in the film, veteran war correspondent Dexter Filkins says that he gets asked all of the time if war correspondents, like you, are addicted to the adrenaline that being in a war zone creates.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has written about hurricanes, tornadoes and violent weather for more than 30 years.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But that all changes when new editor-in-chief Ned (Domhnall Gleeson) takes over, an old-school newsman who writes his stories on a vintage typewriter.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Gleeson's intrepid newsman dreams of being Clark Kent, who, as Ned sees it, saves the world not as his superhero alter ego but as a reporter for The Daily Planet.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 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
  • Backup Anthony Carrie had 11 touches, and third-stringer Devonte Lyons got nine.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Jordan James, another reserve RB, is still out due to a broken finger, and second-stringer Isaac Guerendo only recently returned to practice after being forced to sit out with his own shoulder ailment.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Every interviewer, from recruiter to board member, has a different lens on the decision.
    Gina Riley, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Because a sure way to avoid getting one is to correct the interviewers.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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