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
  • Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • The Riverside County sheriff drew flak for conservatives like Laura Loomer for kneeling alongside activists in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and, when pressed by a CNN reporter, for signaling openness to a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
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, 3 July 2026
  • Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.
    Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Doyle Rice is a national correspondent for USA TODAY, with a focus on weather and climate.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • Thomas, a former Associated Press Hollywood correspondent who died in 2014, was the primary writer of this obituary.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Then, on June 1, Scott Pelley, a 37-year CBS newsman and the de facto face of the network, attended an all-hands meeting with Bilton and the rest of the newsmagazine’s staff (Weiss was noticeably absent).
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • One prominent newsman shared a snuff box with the vice president on the Senate floor.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • This is an office only a newsperson could love.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In Indonesia, a stringer walks through a village, or at least what was once a village before the mud flowed down from a forest and swept the village along with it.
    Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • It’s also made Boston’s defense more susceptible, as Vucevic and third-stringer Luka Garza both are downgrades at that end.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For this poll, interviewers placed more than 92,000 calls to nearly 35,000 voters.
    New York Times, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Over the years, Cohn became one of ESPN's most recognizable personalities, serving as a host, reporter, interviewer, commentator, writer and play-by-play announcer.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.

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