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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.
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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
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
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Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Some pitchers and catchers were still awaiting physicals when Boone spoke to reporters late Wednesday morning, but the manager wasn’t aware of any new injuries as camp began.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many ex-Apple Daily journalists have since left Hong Kong.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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In a media landscape increasingly defined by power and influence, the emails offer journalists a cautionary tale and a road map for covering the elite.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The court determined that BNY’s involvement was limited to routine correspondent banking and lacked the direct connection to Epstein’s misconduct found in the Bank of America allegations.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps nobody gets a bigger kick out of NBC’s special Olympics correspondent than Mike Tirico.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Attempts by newsmen to get word from the Complex 34 blockhouse proved fruitless as pad personnel declined to supply information or page public information officials.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Tony Dokoupil wants to be a newsman for the average American.—
Laura Wagner,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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This is an office only a newsperson could love.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
29 Nov. 2025
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The iconic newsperson died Friday evening her representative Cindi Berger tells PEOPLE.—
Stephen M. Silverman,
Peoplemag,
30 Dec. 2022
Noun
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The man in his 50s was discovered inside his white Toyota sedan in a parking structure along Century Boulevard near LAX, according to footage broadcast by RMG News, a stringer news service.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Stidham instead began the 2020 season as a third-stringer behind Newton and Brian Hoyer.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Other credits include Virtually Parkinson, a podcast that recreated British interviewer Michael Parkinson’s interview style also using AI.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Assad’s comments to a Russian interviewer during his final months in power betray a hint of this idea of royal powers.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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 14 Feb. 2026.
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